162 Stranded Nigerian Deportees From Libya

162 stranded Nigerians in Libya were returned back
from Tripoli via Murtala Mohammed International
Airport, Lagos by the International Organization for
Migration (IOM) with the support of the Swiss
government.

They were received on arrival by the National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) which
coordinated other relevant government agencies in
the screening and profiling of the returnees before
providing temporary accommodation for them,
feeding and helping to transport them home to
reunite with their families.

The returnees made up of 132 males, 27 females
and 3 children were flown to Nigeria in a chartered
Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Ghadames Air under
Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) arrangement after
they indicated their intentions to come back home
from Libya. On arrival, 3 sick persons among them
were immediately taken to the hospital

The NEMA team was led by the Director General
who was represented by the Director Relief and
Rehabilitation Alhaji Aliyu Baffale Sambo with the
Deputy Director Search and Rescue Dr Onimode
Bandele, Southwest zonal coordinator Alhaji
Suleiman Yakubu. Present with officials of the IOM
led by Sara Hamoi, IOM Consultant AVR.

The agencies that participated included the Nigerian
Immigration Service, Federal Airport Authority of
Nigeria, Police, Port Health Services, Lagos State
hospital, NAPTIP, other security agencies.

Source; http://www.nationalhelm.net/2016/06/see-
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