158 Nigerians return from Libya
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that these returnees from Libya arrived in the country few hours after 187 Nigerians returned from South Africa. Tribunal: Buhari’s victory, a sign of massive mandate – Uzodinma (Opens in a new browser tab) Muhammed said the Libya returnees were brought back in a chartered flight, Al Buraq Air aircraft, which landed at the cargo wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at about 12:55 a.m. According to him, the evacuation of this batch of Nigerians from Libya was facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees Programme.
“The breakdown of the returnees after profiling indicates that they are 56 adult female including eight pregnant women, three female children and five female infants. BPP: Purchasing military hardware from other nations could compromise Nigeria’s security(Opens in a new browser tab) “It also includes 84 male adult, five male children and five male infants, while seven returnees have minor medical cases.” Other agencies involved in the reception of the returnees were the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Airports Authourity of Nigeria. (NAN)
