The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday received 95 Nigerians stranded from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
Alhaji Habib Mustaph, the Director General of the NEMA was represented by the Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed to TBI Africa in Lagos
Farinloye said that the stranded Nigerians arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Tuesday night at about 20.18 p.m
with Al Buraq airline with number UZ189/16/5A- DMG-MJI AD15:50
He said that the returnees were brought back to the country by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) through voluntary repatriation
programme for the distressed who had left the country to seek greener pasture in various European country but could not afford to return when their journey became frustrated.
Farinloye said that the returnees are 60 adult male, 29 adult female, three male and one female teenager, with one infants of male and female respectively were brought back.
He said that among the returnees were two male who has various degrees of health related issues
According to him, “On arrival, Mustapha implored the returnees to turn a new leaf by look inward within the country that has been blessed with abundance of resources.
He assured the returnees that Federal Government and IOM along with other international partners will not disappoint them as Nigerians by providing enabling environment for them to achieve their potentials.
He further reminded them that the pseudo greener pastures that many thought abound in foreign are not true but with your experiences now.
He added that they are in better position to enlighten anyone still contemplating of travelling out of the country.
Farinloye said that Port Health Unit of the Federal of Health, National Commission for Resilience, Migration and IDPs and the Nigerian Immigration Services are part of the government agencies who received the returnees at the MMIA.
