Na wa ooo....No fewer than 241 Nigerians, who were stranded in Libya, have been repatriated to the country.
It was learnt that the returnees arrived
in the country on Tuesday around 3.45pm through the Muritala Muhammed
International Airport, Lagos State.
They were said to have been received by
the officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, who assisted
them with food and transport fares.
Some of them, who were sick, were reportedly taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, for treatment.
The spokesperson for NEMA, South-West
zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development, saying the returnees
had been dispatched to their various destinations.
He explained that of the 241 repatriated, 174 were males while 67 were females.
He said, “The International Organisation
for Migration facilitated the repatriation of 241 Nigerian returnees
from Libya today (Tuesday).
“The breakdown indicates that 67 were
females (six under 18 years and four under four years) and 174 males
(three under 18 years and one under four years).
“Three of the sick returnees, two females and one male, are currently receiving medical treatments at LASUTH.
“NEMA received the returnees at the
MMIA, Lagos, and gave them refreshments before facilitating their
transportation to their respective states of origin with transport
fares.
“The returnees are some of the stranded Nigerians seeking greener pastures in foreign land through Libya.”
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