Five charter flights, 137 Nigerians returned to Lagos in just five months — and reports suggest some of those deportations may not have been straightforward.

Here's what's been happening.

Germany has deported at least 137 Nigerian nationals between February and June this year, according to reports monitored by cbinews.tv.

The returns were carried out in five separate charter operations — and it points to a real ramp-up in how Germany and other EU states are using chartered flights for enforced returns.

Let's break it down:

In February, 27 Nigerians landed at Lagos Cargo Airport on a World2fly flight from Stuttgart. The operation was largely driven by Germany, though one passenger, described as severely ill, was transferred from Slovakia to join the group. Baden-Württemberg was flagged as a major participant, with Stuttgart hosting both the December 2025 and February 2026 flights.

What made that February flight particularly controversial? Advocates allege some deportees had serious health conditions and others had lived and worked in Germany for years. One case that stood out was a single mother and her three children from the Sindelfingen district — reportedly deported despite having residence documentation. They later returned to Germany after a volunteer intervened and local authorities confirmed it was an error. And tellingly, the DERS Team noted that no Nigerian government officials were on the ground to receive the group.

Then on 10th March, came the biggest batch — 50 people in a joint EU operation hosted by Germany alongside Spain, Austria and Belgium. Of those, 37 were directly accounted for by Germany. It was described as the largest single deportation of Nigerians in three years.

April saw another 24 Nigerians, including women and a minor, returned on a Frontex-coordinated charter from Frankfurt.

In May, 23 more were flown back, followed by 26 who arrived in Lagos on 17th June on another routine charter.

Add it all up — 27 in February, 37 in March, 24 in April, 23 in May, and 26 in June — that’s 137 Nigerians in five documented flights, per **cbinews.tv**.

Of course, this is happening even as Nigeria was preparing for the Voluntary National Review of the Global Compact for Migration ahead of the 2026 International Migration Review Forum in New York.

Migration rights advocates are not staying quiet. They argue that while states have the right to enforce immigration decisions, chartered deportations must come with proper safeguards for vulnerable people to prevent wrongful removals.

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