After a little lull, evacuation of Nigerians from Libya has resumed with another batch of 175 people stranded in the North African country repatriated. The returnees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos late Tuesday aboard a chartered Nouvel Air plane. The returnees comprised 34 males, 122 females, 10 children and nine infants.
The returnees whose repatriation was facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Nigerian Embassy in Libya, were received at the Hajj Camp area of the airport by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Police. Also on ground to receive them were officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
Director, Search and Rescue, NEMA, Air Commodore Paul Ohemu said the agency in collaboration with the IOM was working to stem irregular migration and return stranded Nigerians from Libya.
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