Just two weeks after deporting 33 Nigerians, the Italian government has deported another batch of Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country.

The fresh 37 deportees who were all males arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA) Lagos, on Tuesday night on a chartered aircraft with registration number OM-IEX.

The spokesman of the Lagos Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi confirmed the development.

The deportees were received by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) , the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Police.

Also on ground to receive them were officials the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

The deportees were profiled by immigration authorities and were each given a stipend to facilitate their transportation to their respective states.