Some of the returnees
A
total of 262 Nigerian including men, women and children who have been
stranded and disappointed in Libya after they failed to make their way
to Europe, have returned to the country.The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have received 262
stranded Nigerians in Libya who voluntarily returned to Nigeria through
the humanitarian services of the International Organisation for
Migration at the Hajj Camp, Murtala Muhammad International Airport,
Ikeja, Lagos.
The Director General of NEMA, Engr. Mustapha Maihajja who was
represented by the Southwest Zonal Coordinator of the Agency, Alh.
Suleiman Yakubu admonished the Returnees to stay back and utilise the
available resources abound in the country.
Other Agencies that participated in the exercise are NAPTIP, DSS,
Nigeria Police, Immigration Services, FAAN,, Nigerian AirForce and
others.
On arrival, IOM gave the each Returnees the sum of 18,000 Naira and
NEMA supported them with the sum of 7,000 to ease their transportation
to their respective destination and settle down in the community.
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