Full List: 13 Nigerians Deported From Mozambique, 29 Still Detained
Last update: March 27, 2026
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29 Nigerians still in detention as Mozambique deports 13 others...
Thirteen Nigerians who were among 42 citizens earlier arrested in Mozambique have been deported to Nigeria despite allegedly committing no known offence.
CBI News reports that the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by its Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun.
The statement said the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
According to NiDCOM, Mozambican authorities claimed that the affected Nigerians did not possess proper documentation.
However, the deportees reportedly presented evidence showing they had valid documents allowing them to reside in the country.
The commission added that only one of the deportees had a visa that expired a day before the deportation.
Receiving the returnees on behalf of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the commission’s representative, Dipo Odebowale, said the Nigerians were not fairly treated by Mozambican authorities.
He expressed optimism that Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs would engage his Mozambican counterpart over the incident.
The deportees, who arrived in Nigeria aboard South African Airways flight SA60, said they were arrested at their various business premises in Maputo.
They claimed they were detained despite possessing valid documentation permitting them to stay in Mozambique.
The returnees also disclosed that 29 other Nigerians remain in detention in Maputo, appealing for urgent intervention by Nigerian authorities.
The deported Nigerians, all adult males, appealed to NiDCOM to assist them in securing justice and redress over the treatment they allegedly suffered.
Meanwhile, Dabiri-Erewa expressed sympathy over their ordeal and welcomed them back to Nigeria.
She also urged Nigerians living abroad to respect the laws of their host countries while emphasising that no Nigerian should be punished for offences they did not commit.
The Nigerians reportedly arrested in Mozambique include:
Augustine Chukwuka Okeke; Maximus Anayo; Okechukwu Benjamin Eche; Anaerobi Ikenna Martins; Stephen Anayo Okongwe; Onwujewe Raymond; Chukwunazorom Donatus John; Aginam Chukwuényem David; Collins Aderito Uzoewulu; Okonkwo Nnamdi Johnpaul; Onwunyili Lawrence Chukwuemeka; Ugochukwu Valentine Ezechiedum; Nnamdi Okechukwu; Celestine Okalu; Goodluck Chukwunyere Ephrain; Ebuka Amuh Pablo; Chukwuemeka Steven Ugwu; Cislouyindika Ifeanyi Ezeifeoma; Chinedu Daniel Igwilo; Ideh Samuel Ezinwa; Ogochukwu Michael Okonkwor; Okechukwu Christopher; Chinedu Okeke; Chukwuebuka Tobechukwu Oraka; Simon Nnaemeka; Onyeka Emmanuel Ufondu; Chidera Christopher; Nzube Kingsley Ebere; Ekene Samuel Nwana; Christian Emeka Muoka; Gerald Emeka Godwin; Ogu Inyang; Oluebubechukwu Victor Maduka; Onyedika Kingsley; Donatus Uchi; Chinecherem Alu; Emmanuel Anene Ugwu; Muoneke Mateus; Martin Tochukwu Mbakwe; Ikechukwu Nwali; Lotanna Okeke; Emeka Henry Ekenta.
