YEMISI OLUSINA
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has received another batch of 163 stranded Nigerians helped back home from Libya.
Alhaji Idris Muhammed, Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Region, NEMA, confirmed the development to journalists today in Lagos.
The coordinator said the returnees arrived the cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 8.33p.m on Thursday aboard a chartered Al Buraq Air aircraft with registration number 5A-DMG.
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He said that the stranded Nigerians were assisted back to Nigeria by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees Programme.
“After profiling of the returnees, there are 64 adult females, four female children and seven female infants as well as 75 adult males, three male children and 10 male infants,” Muhammed said.
The coordinator advised youths to desist from embarking on perilous journeys that could expose them to avoidable risks in search of greener pastures.
Mohammed who assured the returnees of the commitment of the Federal Government, NEMA and other agencies to continue to create an enabling environment for young Nigerians stressed that the decision will remain top on their prioroty list.