In UK, ‘inhumane treatment’ of black deportees slammed by report

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Source: The Voice

By Merissa Richards

Nigerian and Jamaican immigration detainees have been subjected to degrading treatment, use of force and racist language from private security officers while being removed from the UK, according to two major reports.

The reports, from Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick, were compiled after inspectors accompanied 104 security officers who escorted 35 detainees to Jamaica, and another 131 security staff who escorted 53 detainees to Lagos, Nigeria and in March and April of this year.

The security guards were employed by private security firm G4S and escorted the deportees on behalf of the UK Border Agency (UKBA).

The Jamaican report said:

“Some were placed in handcuffs for long periods despite showing no evidence of resistance or violence. It was particularly concerning that staff had not received full accredited training for use of force in confined spaces.”

Nigerian detainees also suffered similar indignities according to the second report called Detainees Under Escort: Inspection Of Escort And Removals To Nigeria.

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