The Federal Government has received 180 Nigerians who returned from Sebha, Libya, under an assisted voluntary return programme coordinated by the International Organisation for Migration in partnership with the Nigerian government.
Politics Nigeria reports that the returnees arrived at the Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State, at about 4:20 pm on Tuesday aboard an Air Buraq Airlines aircraft with registration number 5A-BAE.
The National Emergency Management Agency disclosed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday and shared on its official X handle on Wednesday.
NEMA said its Lagos Operations Office coordinated the reception alongside the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons.
The 180 returnees comprised 143 adults, 26 children and 11 infants. The adults included 75 males and 68 females, while the children consisted of 12 boys and 14 girls. The group also included three male infants and eight female infants.
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