The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with various key stakeholders, have received 144 vulnerable Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Cargo Terminal, Ikeja, Lagos.
The returnees, comprising 89 males, 35 females, 17 children, and 3 infants, arrived aboard an Al Buraq chartered Boeing aircraft with registration number 5ADMG.
The evacuation was organised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), working alongside NEMA, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Department of State Services (DSS), Port Health Services, and the Nigeria Police Force.
This was contained in a statement on NEMA’s X handle on Wednesday, 9th of April 2025.
The statement reads:
“NEMA Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with other stakeholders, received 144 vulnerable Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhamed International Airport, Cargo Terminal, Ikeja, Lagos on 8th April, 2025.The returnees arrived at 17:15 hours aboard an Al Buraq chartered Boeing flight with registration number 5ADMG.
“The group consisted of 89 males, 35 females, 17 children, and 3 infants. They were provided with necessary assistance by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in partnership with NEMA, NCFRMI, Nigeria Immigration, DSS, Port Health, and the Nigeria Police Force.Following the mandatory profiling and biometric exercise, the returnees were relocated to the Igando IDPs resettlement center for further reintegration programs.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>
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