The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to deport no fewer than 79 Nigerians convicted of various criminal offences in the country.
Findings on the DHS website on Monday showed that the Nigerians were listed among foreign nationals classified as high-risk offenders due to crimes ranging from fraud and drug trafficking to robbery, assault and manslaughter.
The department said the affected individuals were arrested during a nationwide enforcement operation carried out by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part of an intensified crackdown on criminal immigrants.
In a statement released alongside the list, the DHS said the action aligns with the immigration agenda of President Donald Trump, which prioritises the removal of non-citizens involved in serious criminal activities.
Those listed for deportation include Boluwaji Akingunsoye, Ejike Asiegbunam, Emmanuel Mayegun Adeola, Bamidele Bolatiwa, Ifeanyi Nwaozomudoh, Aderemi Akefe, Solomon Wilfred, Chibundu Anuebunwa, Joshua Ineh, Usman Momoh, Oluwole Odunowo, Bolarinwa Salau and Oriyomi Aloba.
Others named are Oludayo Adeagbo, Olaniyi Akintuyi, Talatu Dada, Olatunde Oladinni, Jelili Qudus, Abayomi Daramola, Toluwani Adebakin, Olamide Jolayemi, Isaiah Okere, Benji Macaulay and Joseph Ogbara.
Also listed are Olusegun Martins, Kingsley Ariegwe, Olugbenga Abass, Oyewole Balogun, Adeyinka Ademokunla, Christian Ogunghide, Christopher Ojuma, Olamide Adedipe, Patrick Onogwu, Olajide Olateru-Olagbegi and Omotayo Akinto.
Further names include Kenneth Unanka, Jeremiah Ehis, Oluwafemi Orimolade, Uche Diuno, Akinwale Adaramaja, Boluwatife Afolabi, Chinonso Ochie, Olayinka Jones, Theophilus Anwana, Aishatu Umaru and Henry Idiagbonya, among others.
