UK deports 35 Nigerians- The United Kingdom has deported 35 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences - The deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos at about 5.50 a.m today, May 24 - The deportees comprising of 30 males and five females, were brought back aboard a chartered aircraft The government of the United Kingdom on Wednesday deported 35 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos at about 5.50 a.m. READ ALSO: Naira stays firm against Dollar as CBN engages stakeholders on the economy The deportees, comprising 30 males and five females, were brought back aboard a chartered Titanic Airways aircraft with registration Number: G-POWO. The spokesman of the Lagos airport police command, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the development to NAN. The deportees were received by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Police. Also on ground to receive them were officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). NAN gathered that the deportees were profiled by the immigration authorities and were each given a stipend to facilitate their transportation to their respective states. It would be recalled that the British authorities had on March 31 deported 23 Nigerians for similar reasons. Earlier, Legit.ng reported that South African government on Friday, May 19, deported 90 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences. Joseph Alabi, the spokesperson of the Lagos Airport police command, confirmed the development. PAY ATTENTION: Read the news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Alabi said the deportees, who are all men, landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 3.30 pm. Watch this very emotional Legit.ng TV video of a man tell terrible tales of how he has been unable to make any meaning out of his existence after 55 years. Source: Legit.ng - The United Kingdom has deported 35 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences - The deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos at about 5.50 a.m today, May 24 - The deportees comprising of 30 males and five females, were brought back aboard a chartered aircraft READ ALSO: , Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng