The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has successfully received a total amount of 160 stranded Nigerians from Libya.
The coordinator of the Lagos terminal office of NEMA, Alhaji Idris Muhammed, has on Friday confirmed the development to newsmen. Mr Muhammed said the Nigerians arrived via the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 7.50pm on Thursday aboard a chartered Nouvel Air aircraft and were received by NEMA and other government agencies.
According to him, the International Organisation brought (IOM) in association with the European Union brought them back under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees (AVR) Programme.
The people who returned include 68 female adults, one female child and five female infants. Also, there are 79 male adults, two male children and five male infants making up 74 females and 86 males, including a psychologically traumatised adult male.
Mr Muhammed further advised young Nigerians to desist from embarking on irregular migration which denies them the fundamental rights that such migrants could have enjoyed.
He noted that it was dangerous for them to exposed themselves to danger in the quest for greener pastures outside the shores of the country. One of the returnees, Ms Adebisi Komolafe who hails from Osogbo in Osun, narrated her ordeal to newsmen, she urged Nigerians to continue praying for their leaders, especially the president.
Komolafe said: “Despite the bad situation in Libya, the people believe in their leaders and are praying fervently for them. They still see hope in their country. She further advised Nigerians to continue to pray for to pray if their leaders and keep the hope alive. She also advised those trying to get into the North African country to forfeit the idea and pray for a better Nigeria.