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Over 100 Nigerians Repatriated From Libya | READ FULL DETAILS

Faith Ukanwa

Sep 20, 2023

Over 100 Nigerians Repatriated From Libya | READ FULL DETAILS
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Federal Government, repatriated 155 Nigerian irregular migrants stranded across various parts of Libya.

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This is contained in a statement issued by the IOM on Wednesday in Lagos.

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The returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, late Tuesday evening on board an Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 with registration number 5A-DMG. Out of the 155 returnees that arrived, 125 were females, 22 males and eight infants.

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IOM said that officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, Port Health Service, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons and Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria were at the airport to receive the returnees.

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