The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with other relevant agencies, on Monday received 203 vulnerable Nigerian returnees from Libya.
The agency disclosed the development in a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday.
According to NEMA, the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Cargo Terminal, Lagos, at 7:00 p.m. aboard a chartered Al Buraq Airlines flight with registration number 5A-BAC.
The group comprised 50 adult males, 96 adult females, 29 children, and 28 infants. NEMA stated that the return was facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), with support from several Nigerian agencies, including the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Department of State Services, Port Health Services, and the Nigeria Police Force.
Two of the returnees reportedly had medical conditions and were immediately transferred to New Ikeja Hospitals for treatment.
Following their arrival, the returnees underwent profiling and biometric registration before being relocated to the Igando Internally Displaced Persons Resettlement Centre for further reintegration support.
