The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Lagos on Wednesday welcomed 102 stranded Nigerians who had been evacuated from Libya.
According to a statement provided to journalists by the agency, Mr. Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, officially received the returnees on behalf of the Federal Government.
According to the statement, 102 returns included 96 females, 2 males, and 4 newborns.
It also stated that the returning passengers flew on an Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 with the registration number 5A-DMG and arrived at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos late on Tuesday night.
According to the DG, who was quoted, the federal government was dedicated to making sure that Nigerian people were safeguarded no matter where they were.
