A plane carrying about 500 Nigerians deported from the UK has landed in Lagos, the BBC has reported.

The deportation took place despite protests by anti-deportation activists in the UK.

Most of the deportees say they are not happy to come back, the report said.

It quoted one of the deportees as saying that he was arrested by British police and was not allowed to even take his belongings before being deported.

“A few of them who say they don’t have relatives here are stranded in the airport,” the report said.

It noted that Nigeria recently expressed concern over UK’s plan to deport 29,000 Nigerians, and has insisted that due process be followed before Nigerians are removed from the UK.

“The West African nation says Britain must ensure that those been deported are really Nigerians, medically fit to travel and have a role to play in the country – meaning they should be able to fit into Nigerian society,” the report said.

•Photo courtesy of BBC shows anti-deportation activists gluing themselves to the gate of an immigration centre near London’s Heathrow airport, in a vain attempt to stop a chartered flight to Nigeria from leaving.