A fresh set of 175 stranded Nigerian returnees arrived Nigeria from Libya in the late hours of Tuesday. The returnees were received by the Director General, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The returnees arrived the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja aboard Boeing 737-800 Al Buraq Air with registration number 5A-DMG which arrived at the airport at about 11:50pm under light rain drops.
After profiling and documentation, there were 64 female adults, 12 female children and five infant females making a total of 81 females.
The return journey was facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, with funding from European Union.
Also, the profiling indicated 77 male adults, 11 male children and 6 infant males making a total of 94 males including four with health cases; two females and two males were returned to the country.
Other agencies at the airport alongside NEMA were Federal Airport Authority Nigeria, FAAN, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Refugee Commission and the Nigeria Police.
