One hundred and sixty stranded Nigerians in Libya, on Thursday, June 16, were returned back from Tripoli via Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with the support of the Swiss government.
They were received on arrival by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) which coordinated other relevant government agencies in the screening and profiling of the returnees before providing temporary accommodation for them, feeding and helping to transport them home to reunite with their families.
The returnees made up of 132 males, 27 females and 3 children were flown to Nigeria in a chartered Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Ghadames Air under Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) arrangement after they indicated their intentions to come back home from Libya. On arrival, 3 sick persons among them were immediately taken to the hospital.
The NEMA team was led by the Director General who was represented by the Director Relief and Rehabilitation Alhaji Aliyu Baffale Sambo with the Deputy Director Search and Rescue Dr Onimode Bandele, Southwest zonal coordinator Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu. Present with officials of the IOM led by Sara Hamoi, IOM Consultant AVR.
The agencies that participated included the Nigerian Immigration Service, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Police, Port Health Services, Lagos State hospital, NAPTIP, other security agencies.
Source: NEMA
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Blame it on our Government...people are so desperate to be anywhere just to leave Nigeria...SAD
ReplyDeleteIt's better here than a country like Libya. Things might not be too gud now in Nigeria but there's hope. You're all welcome back.
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ReplyDeleteHope they go to Pakistan next time. Are some countries really worth leaving Nigeria for?
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Desperation in the country is on anoda level though...
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Let them better be sure they are Nigerians before they bring in terrorists into this country.
ReplyDeleteNigerians can take pictures! Please why are these officials posing and smiling ?
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ReplyDeleteWhat were they doing in Libya? Trying to escape to Europe?
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Life goes on
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Thank God for them. Atleast these ones didn't die on the high sea. They should also investigate them well o,cos there might be ISIS agents amongst them
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ReplyDeleteNigeria will soon be there I believe. Good job
ReplyDeletechai the frustration is really pushing people to make so many mistakes. why go to Libya in the first place? anyway wellcome back to the jungle, keep hustling. #survivalofthefittest#
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