NEMA, IOM, others receive 144 Nigerians repatriated from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency in Lagos, along with important groups, have received 144 Nigerians returning from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Cargo Terminal, Ikeja, Lagos.
According to a statement from NEMA’s X handle on Wednesday, the group included 89 men, 35 women, 17 children, and three infants.
They arrived on a chartered Boeing aircraft from Al Buraq with the registration number 5ADMG.
The evacuation was organised by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in cooperation with NEMA, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Nigeria Immigration Service, the Department of State Services, Port Health Services, and the Nigeria Police Force.
According to the statement, “NEMA Lagos Operations Office, in collaboration with other stakeholders, received 144 vulnerable Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Cargo Terminal, Ikeja, Lagos on 8th April, 2025.
“The returnees arrived at 17:15 hours aboard an Al Buraq chartered Boeing flight with registration number 5ADMG.
“The group consisted of 89 males, 35 females, 17 children, and 3 infants. They were provided with necessary assistance by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in partnership with NEMA, NCFRMI, Nigeria Immigration, DSS, Port Health, and the Nigeria Police Force. Following the mandatory profiling and biometric exercise, the returnees were relocated to the Igando IDPs resettlement center for further reintegration programmes.”
