159 Libya returnees arrive Nigeria

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A total of 159 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya were rescued.

The Returnees were met by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, upon their arrival at the Cargo Wing of Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja.

NEMA Director General, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed received the distressed Returnees in the late hours of Tuesday.

The Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 with registration number 5A-DMG arrived the airport late yesterday.

Upon profiling, the numbers of female adults was 62 including a medical case, female children was 12 and five infant females.

The number of adult males was 64 with seven male children and nine infant males making a total of 159 altogether.

The Director General was represented by NEMA Lagos Territorial Office Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye who charged them to see their return as an opportunity to develop themselves.

On November 1, a total of 117 Libya Returnees arrived Nigeria bringing the number to 276 within a space of two weeks.