The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Wednesday said it had received another batch of 121 stranded Nigerians from Libya.
Suleiman Yakubu, zonal coordinator of NEMA, received them on behalf of the federal government.
The returnees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) at 5:30 p.m on Wednesday aboard a chartered Airbus SA320 Nouvelair Flight with Registration number TS-INA.
NEMA had on Aug. 29 received another batch of 139 returnees from Libya.
The total number of Nigerian returnees brought back from Libya by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) from February 2017 to date is 2,638.
According to a statement signed by Ibrahim Farinloye, the South-West Spokesman of NEMA, Yakubu said that the agency received the 121 returnees from the officials of IOM.
The zonal coordinator explained that on arrival, the profiling of the returnees indicated that there were 60 female adults, one girl, while male adults were 57 with two male children and a male infant.
Details and sad ordeal of Libya returnees
“The total returnees are 61 females and 60 males amongst them are two pregnant women and one with medical issues.
“One of the returnees, Ms Omolara Owoade, who hails from Apomu in Osun, claimed that she spent one year and two months in Libya.
“Owoade worked as a cleaner in a hospital and when it was time for her to collect her salary, she was accused of stealing and taken to prison from where the IOM came to her rescue.
“She said N662, 000 was collected from her by a trafficker and vowed that she would get her money back from her trafficker once she returns to Nigeria.
“Owoade also narrated to NEMA, on her arrival, that many Nigerians are suffering the same fate,” Yakubu said.
(NAN)
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