In Cyprus, some Nigerian immigrants have caused a lot of outrage.
On Monday, migrants held at the Menoyia Immigration Detention Center in Larnaca, South Cyprus, set camp tents on fire.
According to a report from Nigerian Abroad, they destroyed the detention camp tents in retaliation against the government for failing to tell them of the precise day they would be sent back to Nigeria.
The reaction by the Fire Brigade prevented the blaze from spreading to other facilities, according to the Greek Cypriot police.
The Nigerians, are reported, to be waiting for their flights back home as part of their voluntary return in the “next few days.”
They, however, were disgruntled when the authorities did not reveal the details of the flight schedules to them.
Four people have been arrested in connection to the incident as two tents were set on fire and part of the barrier destroyed.
The report, further, disclosed that Limnes Centre in the Larnaca district has received major funding over the past few years to ease the encumbrance of the overloaded Pournara Centre.
The Pournara Centre was where Nigerians had a clash with Syrian migrants some months ago.
Meanwhile, the government has pursued to considerably increase the rate of returns among failed asylum seekers and irregular migrants.
In June, Interior Minister, Nicos Nouris said the objective was to “minimize flows and maximise returns.”
