{"id":7462,"date":"2013-07-31T23:44:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T23:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/manko-debunks-alleged-deportation-of-igbos\/"},"modified":"2013-07-31T23:44:46","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T23:44:46","slug":"manko-debunks-alleged-deportation-of-igbos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/manko-debunks-alleged-deportation-of-igbos\/","title":{"rendered":"Manko debunks alleged \u2018deportation\u2019 of Igbos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kazeem Ugbodaga<\/strong><\/p>\n The Lagos Security Council has debunked deportation of 67 Igbos to Anambra State, saying the affected people indicated interest to be resettled in their home town.<\/p>\n Briefing newsmen today after the State Security Council meeting at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko said there was nothing like deportation of Igbos.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat happened was that the state did rehabilitation and resettlement of the citizens from other states who came into the state and turned into destitute. After, the state government revived and reformed them. After that, they indicated their interest of going back to their home town to be resettled. That was what happened. There wasn\u2019t any deportation,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n