Germany Leads Deportation of 36 Nigerians

Thirty-six Nigerians have been deported from four European countries in a joint operation that saw 41 people flown to Nigeria and Ghana.

According to Austrian news outlet Heute.at, three Nigerians were deported from Austria, 29 from Germany, two from Luxembourg, and one from Hungary.

The deportees were flown to Nigeria and Ghana on a charter flight between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with Lagos and Accra listed as the destinations.

Germany organised the operation, with Austria, Luxembourg and Hungary participating in the joint deportation. Germany accounted for the largest number, with 35 people on board, including 29 Nigerians, five Ghanaians, and one Gambian.

One of the three Nigerians deported from Austria had previously been convicted of drug-related offences.

Austria’s Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner, said the government would continue deporting illegal residents and criminal offenders.

The latest operation comes after Germany deported 137 Nigerians in five chartered flights between February and June 2026.

The deportations are part of ongoing efforts by European countries to remove foreign nationals who have no legal right to remain in their territories or who have been convicted of offences.

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