Again, 171 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya were brought back yesterday.
They arrived at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) aboard a Burac Air chartered flight with registration number TNSIB (UZ189/190).
The International Organization of Migration (IOM) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) collaborated to bring back the returnees.
Officials of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced (NCFRMI).
Those brought back yesterday were 95 females made up of 83 adults, 10 children and two infants while males comprised 73 adults, two children and one infant.
Bandele Onimode, Deputy Director Search and Rescue, NEMA, who represented Mohammed Sidi, the DG, disclosed that between December 15, 2016 and yesterday, a total of 643 Nigerians had been repatriated.
He added that a new born baby was also among those that were brought back home.
Onimode said NEMA in collaboration with other Government agencies would ensure the rehabilitation of the returnees, saying state governments in South South which have high number of returnees should also collaborate in the rehabilitation process.
He said, “There’s a strong collaboration between IOM and NEMA. Usually the IOM in Nigeria will inform us that the IOM mission in Libya had done some coordination and they have been able to get some of these Nigerians who are ready to come back home. Usually they would give us this information like four, five days before their departure.
