- The federal government confirmed the safe return of 148 Nigerians repatriated from Niger Republic, welcomed by NEMA and IOM officials
- Returnees included 120 adult males, nine adult females, and several children, arriving at Murtala Muhammed International Airport after a brief delay
The federal government has confirmed the safe return of 148 Nigerians repatriated from Niger Republic.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) announced on Thursday that the group arrived on Tuesday, received by NEMA’s Lagos Territorial Office (LTO) with support from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
The returnees landed at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Cargo Terminal, Lagos, at approximately 2:15 PM on a Skymali flight, ER-CTZ.
Among them were 120 adult males, nine adult females, 10 male children, seven female children, and two infants.
“Due to heavy rain, there was a brief delay in moving the returnees from the aircraft. Once the weather cleared, officials from the Nigerian Immigration Service arrived, and the aircraft handlers provided buses to transport the returnees to the biometric registration centre for documentation,” the statement read.
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