1,295 Nigerians returned from Libya in November – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says a total of 1,295 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in November after being stranded in the volatile North African country en route Europe. The Nigerians returned in various batches between Nov. 6 and Nov. 30 with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU).

The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mustapha Maihajja, made the disclosure while receiving a fresh batch of 150 Nigerians who arrived the country on Thursday.

The returnees were brought back aboard a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with Registration

Libya slave trade: Buhari finally speaks, reveals what his govt is doing

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday said there is nothing he can do for anyone who dares the desert and Mediterranean without documents to prove that they are Nigerians.

He disclosed that the Federal Government was hoping to evacuate identified stranded Nigerians in Libya and other countries in order to bring them back to Nigeria and rehabilitate them.

The president said this while interacting with the Nigerian community in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on Tuesday night.

Buhari is in Abidjan, for the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit.