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.
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.
More photos below…
Alabatvnews.
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