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NEMA receives 181 Nigerian returnees from Libya
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The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, has received 181 Nigerian returnees from Tripoli, Libya. The returnees arrived on April 27, 2026, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, aboard an Air Buraq Airline flight. This repatriation was part of the ongoing Assisted Voluntary Return programme, facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration IOM in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria. The group included 159 adults 64 males, 95 females, 12 children 5 males, 7 females, and 10 infants 6 males, 4 females. Upon arrival, the Nigeria Immigration Service conducted biometric registration and documentation. The returnees received immediate humanitarian assistance, including food, water, medical care, ambulance services, luggage handling, logistics support, counseling, and coordination services, in line with the Federal Government's commitment to safe and dignified returns.
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