Nigerians returning home
About 241 Nigerians on Tuesday, August 23, voluntarily returned
from Libya as they were pictured arriving at the cargo terminal of
Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
A Libyan airline with Reg 5A-LAR that brought the returnees,
touched down at about 4:00pm to the waiting arms of the National
Emergency Management Agency officials who received them unbehalf of the
Federal Government.
According to reports, the International Organisation for Migration
(IOM) facilitated their returns in collaboration with the Nigerian
Embassy in Libya.
On arrival, the returnees were screened by officers of the Nigeria
Immigration Service (NIS) before being handed over to NEMA that provided
them with food and facilitated their movements to their respective
locations.
The Head of Lagos office of the IOM Dr. Nahashon Thuo said the
returnees opted to come back voluntarily and that they were not
deportees.
An official of IOM also revealed that the returnees opted to return
home because of the harsh conditions they experienced in their bid to
illegally travel to Europe.
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