Malta, a member of the European Union, is a group of seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Only the three largest islands – Malta, Gozo and Comino – are inhabited.
The flight was coordinated between the Home Affairs Ministry and the police.
The 33 men and 11 women had their request for asylum considered inadmissible and their appeal was not accepted since Nigeria is considered a safe country, the Home Affairs Ministry said.
Most of the migrants had arrived in Malta last year. They were housed in detention centres.
The operation was carried out after Nigerian authorities sent the necessary travel documents. Most of the expenses involved were covered by the European Union.
Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici thanked the police for the success of the operation.
He said Malta offered protection to those who deserved it. It also worked to relocate migrants to other countries where they could have a better future.
However, those who did not qualify for protection had to be repatriated.
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Nigeria is never a safe place....Obasanjo was dump to have declared Nigeria safe then and that is why those who actually deserved to be regarded as ASYLLUM SEEKERS never get it...There's atleast a better future for Nigerians out there rather than suffering in a country where the leaders are bunch of thieves and visionless people.
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