NEMA Receives 126 Nigerians from Libya

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday received 126 Nigerians from Libya.

NEMA acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed this to newsmen in a statement, said the returnees consisting; 46 male adults, 62 female adults, two male and six female children, as well as four female and six male infants, were brought back to the country by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) through a voluntary repatriation programme.

Farinloye said the programme was meant for the distressed Nigerians who had left the country to seek greener pastures in various European countries but could not afford to return when their journey became frustrating.

The coordinator further tasked the returnees to turn a new leaf in looking for ample opportunities that abound in the country, which according to him, are enough for everyone to achieve their desired goals.

He equally called them to be ambassadors toward advocacy and sensitization against irregular migration that leaves the youths vulnerable to all sorts of abuses and death in extreme cases.