Four hundred Nigerians who were deported from the United Arab Emirates have arrived in Nigeria.
A report by the, Nigerian Television Authority said the deportees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by officials from the Office of the National Security Adviser, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, and other relevant stakeholders.
The report said the deportees include including ninety females and three hundred and thirty males.
The Federal Government had repatriated one hundred and ninety Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates in July twenty twenty-four.
The diplomatic tension between Nigeria and the UAE has been ongoing, with the UAE imposing a visa ban on Nigerians nearly two years ago, stemming from various diplomatic disputes.
This deportation occurs against the backdrop of ongoing diplomatic tensions between the two nations, which may be rooted in various undisclosed issues.