- Safiu Kehinde
No fewer than 144 vulnerable Nigerian returnee has arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos from Libya.
This was announced in a post shared on the National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) official X handle on Wednesday.
According to the post, NEMA Lagos Operations received the returnees at the airport in collaboration with other stakeholders.
The returnees, who arrived aboard an Al Buraq chartered Boeing flight on Tuesday evening, comprised of 89 males, 35 females, 17 children, and 3 infants.
They have, however , been transferred to the Igando Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) resettlement center for further reintegration programs following the mandatory profiling and biometric exercise.
The statement read in part; “NEMA Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with other stakeholders, received 144 vulnerable Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhamed International Airport, Cargo Terminal, Ikeja, Lagos on 8th April, 2025.
“The returnees arrived at 17:15 hours aboard an Al Buraq chartered Boeing flight with registration number 5ADMG.
“The group consisted of 89 males, 35 females, 17 children, and 3 infants. They were provided with necessary assistance by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in partnership with NEMA, NCFRMI, Nigeria Immigration, DSS, Port Health, and the Nigeria Police Force.
“Following the mandatory profiling and biometric exercise, the returnees were relocated to the Igando IDPs resettlement center for further reintegration programs.”