One hundred and sixty 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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