10,000 Nigerians Have Returned From Libya- NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency, today, said no fewer than 10,000 Nigerians, have voluntarily returned from Libya between April 2017 and October 2018.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the South West Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Yakubu Suleiman, made this disclosure while receiving a new batch of 161 returnees, who arrived Lagos today.

Suleiman said that the Nigerians were assisted back in 50 flights facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration.

He said among the 161 returnees were 147 adults, four children and 10 infants, adding that 12 of the women were pregnant while nine needed medical attention.