Drugs, expired visa: India deported 1,470 Nigerians in one year – Report

Indian police

The Government of India deported at least 1,470 Nigerians from its soil between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, according data obtained by Sunday PUNCH from India’s Ministry of Home Affairs.

The data show that Nigerians emerged as the most deported nationality from India, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all foreign nationals removed from the South Asian country in the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

For the period under review, Indian authorities deported over 2,331 persons, with Nigerians representing 63 per cent of all removals carried out by the Foreigners Regional Registration Offices across seven major Indian cities: Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Amritsar, Bangalore, and Hyderabad.

The figure places Nigeria ahead of Bangladesh, which recorded 411 deportations (17.6 per cent), and Uganda, with 78 deportations (3.3 per cent). Punch