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By Christopher Oji
Ninety-nine Nigerians were, yesterday, repatriated from Niger Republic.
The returnees were described as stranded Nigerians.
Southwest Coordinator, National Emergency Management Authority(NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Falinloye, said the returnees were assisted back to the country in a voluntary capacity by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
“The returnees landed at about 14:15 hours in a chartered flight, Sky Mali with registration number TZ-SMA, Boeing 737-500 had 15 adult females, including two with medical cases and 76 adult males, seven female children, 15 male children, one female and infants, respectively, aboard the aircraft”.
Daily Sun gathered that the agencies that carried out reception at the Cargo Wing of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, upon arrival are: Refugee Commission, the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP), FAAN and Nigeria Immigration Service.
