four hundred Nigerians deported from the United Arab Emirates have arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, in Abuja.
National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons disclosed this when officials of the Commission received the returnees at the nation’s capital.
The Director, Migration Affairs in the Commission, Katherine Udida, said the return was facilitated in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser.
She said in line with its mandate, the Commission is providing psychosocial support and a reintegration programme for the deportees.
According to Udida, the Commission is working with relevant Agencies and the Government of the UAE to investigate cases of maltreatment and unjust deportation to ensure justice for the deserved citizens.
One of the deportees Harrison Amaoguo, claimed he was wrongfully deported and his valuables seized, “My story is that, I don’t know what my offence is. Some officers stopped me and asked me to introduce myself and I did and told him my nationality.
“Then they took me away. I kept asking and no one told me “I’m more concerned with the Nigerian Consulate in Dubai. The Head of the Consulate should always not believe everything told to them, but ask questions from their own people”. Harrison said.
The returnees comprise ninety female adults and three-hundred and ten male adults.
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