The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with other relevant agencies, has received 203 Nigerian returnees who were stranded in Libya.
The returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Cargo Terminal in Lagos at 7:00 pm on Monday aboard an Al Buraq Boeing chartered flight with registration number 5A-BAC.
According to a statement posted on NEMA’s official X handle on Tuesday, the returnees include 50 adult males, 96 adult females, 29 children and 28 infants.
The agency stated that the repatriation was carried out with the support of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) under its voluntary humanitarian return programme and coordinated with the assistance of several Nigerian government agencies includinge National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Nigeria Immigration Service and Department of State Services.
Other agencies involved in the repatriation include Port Health Services and the Nigeria Police Force.
Two of the returnees were medical cases and were immediately transferred to New Ikeja Hospital for treatment.
Following a mandatory profiling and biometric registration, the returnees were moved to the Igando Internally Displaced Persons Resettlement Centre in Lagos, where they will undergo further reintegration programmes.
NEMA said the exercise is part of ongoing efforts to support vulnerable Nigerians trapped abroad and to reintegrate them safely into society.
