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NEMA receives another batch of Libya returnee
 
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Fri, 13 Jul 2018   ||   Nigeria,
 

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) disclosed that, it had received another batch of 160 assisted voluntary returnees from Libya who were stranded in failed attempts to reach different European countries.

The Planning Officer of NEMA, Mr Segun Afolayan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday that the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at 9.45p.m. on Thursday.

Afolayan said that the returnees landed at the Cargo Wing of the airport aboard Libyan Airline flight with registration number 5A-DMG.

He said that they were brought back through the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

“After profiling, the returnees comprised of seven female adults and 153 males,” Afolayan said.

He urged the returnees to put their experiences in the volatile North African country behind them and forge ahead with their lives.

He added that the federal and state governments and development partners should create a more conducive atmosphere where all Nigerians could prosper.

Recall that, 155 Nigerians had voluntarily returned from Libya on July 5, with the assistance of the IOM.

 

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