Another batch of 143 stranded Nigerians returned from Libya on Tuesday, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said.
The returnees were received by NEMA at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
This was disclosed by the Director-General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, who was represented by the acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of the Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye.
Mr Farinloye said that the stranded Nigerians arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 3:18 p.m with Boeing 737-800 Al Buraq Air with registration number 5A-DMG.
He said the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) brought back the Nigerians through a voluntary repatriation programme.
He said that the programme was meant for the distressed Nigerians who had left the country to seek greener pastures in various European countries but could not afford to return when their journey became frustrated.
Farinloye said that the returnees are 96 male adults, 36 female adults, eight male and one female child, one female infant and one male infant were brought back to the country.
He enjoined the returnees to turn a new leaf in looking for ample opportunities abound in the country that are enough for everyone to achieve their desired goals.
