The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday, October 31 received a fresh batch of 141 stranded Nigerians from Libya who were assisted back to Nigeria by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) through the assistance of European Union.
The returnees were flown into the country aboard AL Buraq flight number UZ189 which arrived the cargo wing , of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos at 10:45 p. m
They comprised of 71 female adults, 3 female children and 3 female infants, 53 male adults, 6 male children and 5 male infants.
Amongst them were 2 medical cases, 9 families and 11 pregnant women.
Receiving the Nigerians who were mostly from city Centre of Tripoli, the capital of distressed country, Libya, Mr Seguin Afolayan, Chief Planning Officer, on behalf of the director general and other Federal Agencies welcome the Voluntary Returnees back in the country.
Afolayan urged the returnees to turn a leave in the forging ahead in their future endeavours and not allow the unfortunate experiences to negatively impact on their lives.
“Truly, you had bad experiences differently, collectively and individually but these should be the motivation for you to make positive decision to see the brighter future ahead of you. This is because, no one can tell the story more than you and making the better use of your lives are essential.
The federal government is urging you to be ambassadors of positive change by taking the anti-irregular migration to those still aspiring to take dangerous journey. You can Talk to them in the language they will understand most”. Afolayan said.
Agencies who joined NEMA in the operation were Immigration Service, NAPTIP, Refugee Commission, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN and Port Health.
