At least 137 Nigerians were deported from Germany to Nigeria in five documented charter flights between February and June 2026, according to reports by the DERS Team and Refugees4refugees.org. The deportations were carried out in separate operations, with some involving Germany alone and others coordinated with multiple European countries through……
At least 137 Nigerians were deported from Germany to Nigeria in five documented charter flights between February and June 2026, according to reports by the DERS Team and Refugees4refugees.org.
The deportations were carried out in separate operations, with some involving Germany alone and others coordinated with multiple European countries through joint arrangements.
The figures, according to Leadership showed that 27 Nigerians were returned in February, followed by 37 who were directly deported by Germany as part of a 50-person joint European Union operation in March.
Another 24 Nigerians were deported in April, while 23 and 26 others were returned in May and June respectively.
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The February operation involved 27 Nigerians who arrived at the Lagos Cargo Airport on February 18 following their deportation from Germany.
According to Refugees4refugees.org, the chartered flight was operated by World2fly and departed Stuttgart before landing in Lagos shortly before 2pm.
The report said Germany was primarily responsible for the operation, although one severely ill person described as mentally unfit was transferred from Slovakia and included in the flight alongside the 26 people deported from Germany.
Baden-Württemberg was identified as a major participant in the operation, with Stuttgart reportedly serving as the departure point for both the February flight and an earlier deportation operation in December 2025.
The report also raised concerns about the circumstances surrounding some of the deportations, alleging that some of those returned had serious health conditions, while others had lived and worked in Germany for several years.
It cited the case of a single mother and her three children who were deported from the Sindelfingen district of Stuttgart despite reportedly possessing documents relating to their residence status.
According to the report, the family later returned to Germany after a volunteer intervened and local foreign authorities confirmed that the deportation had been carried out in error.
The February operation also took place as Nigeria participated in preparations for the Voluntary National Review of the Global Compact for Migration ahead of the 2026 International Migration Review Forum in New York.
The DERS Team alleged that Nigerian government agencies did not send representatives to receive the deportees at the airport, adding that the returnees were transported away from the facility without adequate assistance.
50 Nigerians deported in March
On March 10, another 50 Nigerians were deported in a joint EU operation hosted by Germany in cooperation with Spain, Austria and Belgium.
Germany accounted for 37 of those deported, according to the figures contained in the reports.
The operation was described as the largest single deportation involving Nigerians during the three-year period referenced in the report.
The deportations continued in April, when 24 Nigerians, including women and a minor, were returned to Nigeria on April 9.
The flight reportedly departed Frankfurt and was organised through Frontex and German authorities.
Another 23 Nigerians were deported in May, while 26 arrived in Lagos on June 17 following another routine chartered deportation flight.
The five documented operations brought the total number of Nigerians returned from Germany during the period to 137.
The figures underscore the continued use of organised charter flights by Germany and other European countries to enforce deportation orders involving Nigerian nationals.
