The United Kingdom has announced a deal with Nigeria on migration which involves tackling illegal migration. (UK signed a migration agreement with Nigeria to tackle unlawful migration)
The UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel announced on Twitter on Thursday hours after her country deported at least 10 Nigerians for alleged immigration-related offences.
The group deported to Lagos airport were then taken away to a facility not allowed contact with the public or journalists at the airport.
Priti Patel gave reasons why the UK signed this new deal with Nigeria saying the “landmark agreement with Nigeria will increase the deportation of dangerous foreign criminals”.
She further explained that the move will “take the fight to the criminal people smugglers together to tackle illegal migration.”
Last month, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) cancelled the first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda.
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The Ugandan government rejected international criticism of its plan to receive asylum seekers from the UK.
A government spokesperson Yolande Makolo has described such criticisms as “insulting”, asking such critics to travel to the eastern African country to see the progress it had made.
The first flight was expected to fly seven people to the east African country.
The UK government insists its efforts at fighting illegal migration will achieve results.
