The National Emergency Management Agency on Sunday disclosed that 522 stranded Nigerians from Niamey, Niger Republic, have voluntarily returned home
The returnees, conveyed in 12 luxurious buses, arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano at about 5:10 p.m. for profiling.
Speaking to newsmen after receiving the returnees, the Head of Operations, NEMA Kano Office, Dr. Nura Abdullahi, said the exercise was purely voluntary and not a forced evacuation.
“It is a voluntary repatriation of Nigerians from the Niger Republic. The returnees were brought back by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” he said
He said that the returnees comprised 267 male adults, 101 female adults, 82 boys, and 72 girls from different parts of Nigeria, particularly Kano, Jigawa, Plateau, Bauchi, among others.
He said that NEMA, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, had put adequate arrangements in place to cater for the returnees upon arrival.
“We have all our relevant stakeholders on the ground. The Nigerian Red Cross is here with their medical team, and we also provided a mobile intensive care unit.
“As you can see, some of them have health challenges and are already receiving medical attention,” he said.
He continued; “Most of them were likely heading to countries like Libya and Algeria in search of greener pastures, but had to return after realising the journey was not safe.”
Abdullahi noted that arrangements had been made for temporary shelter for the returnees.
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