Lawyers opposed his deportation, officials in the Republic of Benin said the least amount of punishment for him would be to return to his country (Nigeria) and that he was planned to be arrested as soon as he entered Nigeria.
He told Interpol that the charges against him had been punished with deportation, fines or imprisonment. Recall that you were arrested in Cotonou when you were about to travel to Germany, when your house was searched and many people were arrested.
His lawyers have warned against sending the activist home. It has also been labeled as illegal under international law.