The National Emergency Management Agency, on Tuesday, received another batch of 137 stranded Nigerians from Libya.
According to The News Agency of Nigeria, the agency confirmed this in a statement released in Lagos, saying that the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Cargo Wing, Ikeja on board Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 at 5.15p.m on Monday evening.
NEMA confirms the returnees included 80 males, 52 females and three infants.
Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, who officially received the returnees on behalf of the Federal Government, advised them to learn from their experiences and be law-abiding citizens.
Ahmed was represented by the Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of the Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye.
NAN reported that almost 3,000 Nigerians have been evacuated from Libya since January 2022, with 542 stranded Nigerians received from the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, October 23.
