No fewer than 241 Nigerians, who were stranded in Libya, have been repatriated to the country.
It was learnt that the returnees arrived
in the country on Tuesday around 3.45pm through the Muritala Muhammed
International Airport, Lagos State.
They were said to have been received by
the officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, who assisted
them with food and transport fares.
Some of them, who were sick, were reportedly taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, for treatment.
The spokesperson for NEMA, South-West
zone, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development, saying the returnees
had been dispatched to their various destinations.
He explained that of the 241 repatriated, 174 were males while 67 were females.http://punchng.com/libya-repatriates-241-nigerians-lagos/
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