48 Nigerians deported from UK Not 500 as Reported

Forty eight Nigerians who were deported from the United Kingdom, arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, at about 8am aboard a chartered flight, yesterday.
Some of the deportees queried the action of the British government.
Spokesperson of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Kings Ekpedeme, confirmed the development, but said the figure was not up to 500 as speculated.  He said those who arrived include 44 men and four females.
“About 48 Nigerians were deported by the government of the United Kingdom. They arrived Lagos yesterday onboard a chartered flight. They were allowed to go because the offence they were accused of are immigration related. They are 48 and not 500 as being rumoured. The deportees include 44 adult male and four female,” he added.
Ekpedeme said the deportees were arrested by British police.
Some Nigerians recently expressed concern over UK’s plan to deport 29,000 Nigerians, and said due process be followed in the exercise.