The Nationwide Emergency Administration Company (NEMA) yesterday obtained a batch of 174 stranded Nigerians from Libya.

The returnees included 69 feminine adults, 5 feminine kids, and 10 feminine infants have been introduced again. Others are 75 male adults, 12 male kids and three male infants.

In accordance with stories, 23 returnees had minor medical circumstances.

They have been introduced again aboard Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 with registration quantity 5A-DMG. It landed on the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammad Worldwide Airport at about 3.35pm.

The Director Basic of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed obtained the brand new batch on arrival.

Ahmed was represented by the Lagos Territorial Workplace Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye.

In the meantime, the Worldwide Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the European Union has been repatriating hundreds of stranded Nigerians from varied international locations since 2017 by means of a particular Assisted Voluntary Repatriation (AVR) programme.

Immediately’s flight makes it the twelfth recorded on the Lagos finish of the train this 12 months.

Altogether, about 2,044 Nigerian returnees from Libya have been assisted again to the nation by means of Murtala Muhammad Worldwide Airport, Ikeja.

Out of those, 848 male adults, 719 feminine adults, 180 kids and 123 infants made up the overall variety of 2,044 which were introduced to date this 12 months.

Businesses current on the reception centre included Nigeria Immigration Service, FAAN, Refugee Fee, NAPTIP, Federal Ministry of Well being and the Nigeria Police Drive to obtain the returnees to the nation.