162 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.
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