NEMA receives 108 Nigerians stranded in Niger Republic

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has repatriated 108 stranded Nigerians to their home country of Niger Republic.

The notification was made on Wednesday by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

According to the commission, the returnees included 32 men, 29 women, 44 children, and three babies.

“One hundred and eight stranded Nigerians have been repatriated to the country from Niger Republic by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

“The repatriated Nigerians aboard a chartered flight Sky Mali with registration number TZ – SMA included 29 adult females, 32 adult males, 44 children and 3 infants landed at about 1850 hours at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja,” the statement read.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Refugee Commission, NEMA, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), and the police force are the organizations at the airport that received the returnees.