241 Nigerians “voluntarily return” from Libya
About 241 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on Tuesday.
They arrived at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, and were received by the National Emergency Management Agency on behalf of the Federal Government.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Nigerian Embassy in Libya facilitated their return.
A Libyan airline with Reg 5A-LAR that brought the returnees touched down at about 4:00 p.m. to the waiting arms of the NEMA officials, IOM and other relevant stakeholders.
On arrival, they were screened by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) before being handed over to NEMA that provided them with food and facilitated their movements to their respective locations.
The head, Lagos office of the IOM, Dr Nahashon Thuo said the returnees opted to come back voluntarily and that they were not deportees.
Director Relief and Rehabilitation of NEMA Alhaji Aliyu Baffale Sambo who represented the Director General Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sidi in receiving the returnees gave the breakdown that they were 67 females (including 6 that are under 18 years) and 174 males (including 3 under 18 years)..
