A total of
162 Nigerians stranded in Libya were returned back home on Tuesday, February
14th. The returnees were received by the National Emergency Management
Agency along with the office of the Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters.
Agency along with the office of the Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters.
A chartered
flight that brought the returnees arrived the cargo wing of Murtala Mohammed
International Airport where they were officially received at about 4pm.
Director
General of NEMA was represented by the Deputy Director Search and Rescue Dr
Onimode while the Special Assistant to the President Hon Abike Dabiri was
represented by Mr Abdulrahman Balogun.
Breakdown of
the returnees as given by Dr Onimode shows that 61 of them were males and 101
females. He further explained that among the males were 2 children and 7
infants while the females had 7 children and 2 infants.
He also said
that the return of the stranded Nigerians were facilitated by the International
Organization for Migration as on arrival, they were profiled, fed and assisted
back to their various towns and homes.
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