The Nigerian Government, through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has received 180 citizens from Libya.
In a coordinated, all-of-government approach, the Federal Government facilitated the reception of the returnees at the cargo terminal of the Murtala Mohamed International Airport in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
The return of the stranded returnees was facilitated by the Nigerian mission in Tripoli and the International Organization for Migration, IOM
#Libya 18.02.25 – DCIM repatriated from Tripoli with consular and IOM support 48 #migrant females with 2 children of Nigerian nationality via Mitiga Int. Airport. #migrantcrisis #DontTakeToTheSea #seenotrettung #Frontex pic.twitter.com/ZAMzlAwBRg
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Representing the Federal Commissioner, National Commission For Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI, Aliyu Ahmed, the Southwest Zonal Coordinator, Mr. Alexander Oturu, stated that in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the returnees would be integrated into various government programmes, as well as the reintegration programmes of IOM.
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The migrants were conveyed to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency camp, where the NCFRMI and IOM have a tripartite agreement to provide temporary shelter for the returnees before they are provided with onward transportation allowance to enable them get to their final destinations.
According to Mr. Oturu, there were 76 males, 92 females, 8 children and 4 infants on board the IOM chartered flight from Libya.
The Edo State Migration Agency, led by the Director General, Lucky Agazuma also attended the reception with a view to conveying Edo State indigenes free of charge to Benin, the Edo State capital.
Officers from the NCFRMI and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) profiled the migrants and officers from Port Health, FAAN, Federal Ministry of Labour (Migrants Resource Centre), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Child Protection Network and Web of Hearts Foundation were also in attendance to assist.
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