No fewer
than 163 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya voluntarily returned to the
country on Tuesday.
The
aircraft conveying thereturnees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport (MMIA) around 3:30pm aboard a chartered aircraft.
Their
return was facilitated by the International Organization of Migration (IOM.
The
returnees received at the Hajj Terminal by the National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA) comprised of 92 adult females; 62 adult males; seven children,
and two infants. Among them were three unaccompanied minors while three of the
deportees require medical care.
About
1000 were assisted to return home from the North African country last year
while more Nigerians are still said to be stranded in the country.
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