Nigerian man dies at Canadian border while allegedly resisting deportation (Punch)

A 49-year-old Nigerian man has allegedly died in Calgary, after a confrontation with two Canada Border Services Agency officers, who were charged to ensure his deportation on Tuesday.

The Border Services Agencies said, the Nigerian citizen was on KLM airlines flight 678 bound for Amsterdam. On its Twitter handle, @CanBorder, the agency wrote, “On August 7, 2018, while attempting to remove a foreign national from Canada, an altercation took place between the individual and the two CBSA officers on board a flight from Calgary prior to its departure.  The individual went into medical distress and was transported to hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.” Read more

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