German Chancellor, Angela MerkeGerman government has deported a new batch of Nigerian migrants whose asylum applications have expired. The affected migrants, according to information reaching us, have already left Frankfurt Airport and headed to Nigeria’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos
The number of migrants deported was not ascertained as at the time of this report, but it was gathered that they were picked randomly from different accommodation centres.
It would be recalled that only last month, two batches of Nigerians were sent back home from the European country.
Co-ordination Activist for Network Refugees 4Refugees, a political platform for refugees and migrant self-organization based in Stuttgart, Germany, Rex Osa, said that those who are being deported were picked randomly from their different accommodation centres from in different regions and conveyed to a central place and finally to Frankfurt Airport.
“When their asylum application is already expired, they are obligated to leave the country.
“For those who don’t leave voluntarily, they will be given what I can translate in English to mean toleration status. This status is not a resident title; it is to show that the person is still there because the deportation is hindered because of one reason or the other.
“These people are picked up early in the morning without expecting the police. Some would be picked up from work also. When the police arrive in their rooms, they would be allowed to pack things not more than say 64 kilos. The police will be standing to make sure the person does not escape.”
