Up to 24 asylum seekers from Nigeria were deported last night on an aircraft chartered by the Department of Justice, writes Jamie Smyth.
The flight to Lagos was organised in co-operation with Ireland’s EU partners through the borders and immigration agency, Frontex
Officers had the asylum seekers in detention before the flight’s departure at 9pm.
One of the deportees was convicted in November 2005 and sentenced to six months in St Patrick’s Institution for possession of drugs for the purpose of supply.
