Their plan didn't work as a plane carrying 500
Nigerians arrived Murtala Mohammed
International Airport, Lagos this morning.
According to a UK campaign group, Unity Centre,
on Tuesday, Nov. 24, two people reportedly glued
themselves to the gate of an immigration centre
in an attempt to stop the departure of a flight
from the UK to Nigeria and Ghana. The two
people were among anti-deportation activists
gathered to protest at Colbrook immigration
removal centre, near Heathrow airport, in an
attempt to block a bus carrying detainees from
leaving.
The passengers were being transported to
Stanstead Airport to board a flight bound for
Nigeria and Ghana. The privately chartered plane
was due to depart at 10.30pm on Tuesday, for
Nigeria, the group said. Police were at the scene
on Tuesday evening for around five and a half
hours although no arrests were made, and
London Fire Brigade also sent a fire engine to
the scene. A Metropolitan police spokesman
said:
"There were a small number of demonstrators in
attendance at the immigration centre who had
been there since 5.30pm. "We were on the scene
with the fire brigade in a monitoring role and
there have been no arrests,"
