The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday received 131 stranded Nigerians , from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, who was represented by the acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of the agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development.
Farinloye also said that the programme was meant for the distressed Nigerians, who had left the country to seek greener pastures in various European countries but could not afford to return when their journey became frustrated.
According to him, the returnees are 31 male adults, 72 female adults, 11 boys, six girls, four female infants and seven male infants were brought back to the country.
He disclosed to Newsmen that the batch IOM brought, the total number of voluntary assisted returnees from Libya to 1,052 this year.
He enjoined the returnees to turn a new leaf, by looking for opportunities abound in the country which he said, “are enough for everyone to achieve their desired goals”.
He however, appealed to the returnees to avoid vices that they might have been exposed to in the country of their departure.
According to him, this will help them to be the best of the nation’s potentials in a peaceful and conducive atmosphere.
