The Nigerian government has successfully coordinated the return of 155 Nigerian migrants from Libya with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The reception ceremony was held at the Cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria.
Mr. Alexander Oturu, the Southwest Zonal Coordinator of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), representing the Federal Commissioner, Mr. Aliyu Tijjani, applauded the seamless collaboration between governmental and non-governmental agencies involved in the operation.
Mr. Oturu further emphasized that the returnees would be integrated into the programs of the Commission and other organizations working on reintegration efforts.
Out of the returning migrants, there were 14 males, 110 females, 23 children, and 8 infants.
Officers from the NCFRMI and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) carried out profiling of the migrants, while representatives from Port Health, FAAN, the Federal Ministry of Labour (Migrants Resource Centre), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the Child Protection Network, and the Web of Hearts Foundation were present to provide assistance.
