140 STRANDED NIGERIANS RETURN FROM LIBYA (PHOTOS)

  The 140 stranded Nigerians in Libyan arrived the Murtala Muhammad International Airport about 4:30pm yesterday. Their return was facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) under its Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) scheme while the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officially received them on behalf of the Federal Government.

Director General of NEMA Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sidi was represented by the Deputy Director Search and Rescue Dr Onimode Bandele who led the agency's team comprising of the Deputy Director Relief and Rehabilitation Mr Daniel Obot, SouthWest Zonal Coordinator Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu and joined by representatives of other stakeholders to receive the returnees.

The DG advised Nigerians not to travel out of the country without being sure of what to do abroad. He explained to the returnees that reception accorded their return was simply a gesture of concern and care by the Federal Government which they should reciprocate by being law abiding and support  the economic and social development of the country.

It could recall that NEMA had this year received at various times Nigerian returnees from Libya under similar arrangement ofAssisted Voluntary Return ( AVR) as facilitated by the IOM. These include 154 that returned in October and 162 that came in June.

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