- Safiu Kehinde
No fewer than 148 vulnerable Nigerian migrants have, on Tuesday, arrived from Libya.
Confirming their arrival in a statement on its official X handle today, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), disclosed that the returnees were received by the officials of the Lagos Territorial Office and other stakeholders at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
The returnees who were evacuated from Libya with a Boeing chartered flight, comprised of 124 adult females, 13 adult males, five children, and three infants.
According to the statement, they were handed over to the International Organization of Migration (IOM) after their profiling and biometric exercise.
The statement read; “Lagos Territorial Office officials along with other stakeholders received another batch of 148 Nigerian returnees from Libya today Tuesday 11th February, 2025.
“Returnees arrived at Murtala Muhamed International Airport Cargo at 17.35hours aboard a Boeing chartered flight with registration no. 5A-BAA.
“The profile of Returnees shows 124 adult females, 13 adult males, 5 children and 3 infants.
“They were offered necessary assistance by IOM with the support of NEMA, NCFRMI, Nigeria Immigration Service, DSS, Port Health and Nigeria Police Force.
“After the mandatory profiling and biometric exercise, the Returnees were moved to for further reintegration programs spare headed by IOM.”