NEMA, Partners Receive 144 Nigerians Repatriated from Libya

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders has received 144 Nigerians who were repatriated from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

According to PUNCH, the group consisted of 89 men, 35 women, 17 children, and three infants.

NEMA in their statement disclosed that the returnees arrived on a chartered Boeing aircraft from Al Buraq and were provided with necessary assistance by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and other partners.

The statement read, “NEMA Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with other stakeholders, received 144 vulnerable Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Cargo Terminal, Ikeja, Lagos on 8th April, 2025.

“The returnees arrived at 17:15 hours aboard an Al Buraq chartered Boeing flight with registration number 5ADMG.

“The group consisted of 89 males, 35 females, 17 children, and 3 infants. They were provided with necessary assistance by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in partnership with NEMA, NCFRMI, Nigeria Immigration, DSS, Port Health, and the Nigeria Police Force. Following the mandatory profiling and biometric exercise, the returnees were relocated to the Igando IDPs resettlement center for further reintegration programmes.”

The returnees were relocated to the Igando IDPs resettlement center for further reintegration programs.