Germany Deports 137 Nigerians in Five Operations Between February and June 2026

At least 137 Nigerian citizens were returned to the country from Germany between February and June 2026 in five documented deportation operations, according to figures compiled by the DERS Team and Refugees4refugees.org.
The returns included 27 Nigerians in February, 37 in March, 24 in April, 23 in May and another 26 in June.
Several of the operations involved chartered flights and cooperation between Germany and other European countries, highlighting the growing use of coordinated deportation arrangements.
The March operation recorded the highest number of Nigerians returned in a single flight during the period. A total of 50 people were deported to Nigeria in the EU-backed operati...