The Director-General (DG) of the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihajja, yesterday disclosed that the agency has received another batch of 153 stranded Nigerians from Libya.
A statement made available to journalists on Wednesday
disclosed that the DG was represented by Mr. Slaku Lugard when they received
the returnees at the Muritala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) Lagos upon
their arrival from Libya.
It added also that the returnees were brought back
into the country on Al Buraq Air with flight number UZ 189 and registration
number 5A-DMG Boeing 737-8GK.
According to the statement, "The breakdown of
the returnees during registration showed that adult females were 59; female children
four; female infants 7; adult male 78; male children three, and male infants two.
“The returnees
were brought back by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) with assistance from the European Union (EU).
Other agencies involved to ensure their relocation
from Libya were the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), National Agency for
the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Refugee Commission and Edo
State Task Force on Anti Trafficking.
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