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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