Another batch of 465 Nigerians arrives port harcourt from Libya.
The South-south Zonal Coordinator and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Martins Ejike, reported yesterday that the fourth batch of 465 Nigerians have returned from Libya and are currently in port Harcourt.
Just as the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative stated that it has commission a free medical intervention in Mubi to aid at least 15,000 internal displaced persons in adamawa state. In an interview with news men when the returnees arrived at port harcourt international airport, Ejike said that the evacuation of Nigerians from Libya has been successful in spite of the various difficulties faced in Libya during the peaceful dialogue for their return.
He said the Federal Government did everything right to ensure that the evacuation of the returnees was successful.
He also said that he's happy that the last group of the returnees at the camp were all taken back to their various states on the 15th of Jan. He said that the agency would contact the state governors for evacuation of the returnees from the returnee camp in port harcourt. Also the Public Relations Officer of Max Air, Mr Muhammad Dahiru, said: " Actually, we did not have any security issues in Libya. We arrived in Libya at about 7.30 and spent only an hour and 30 minutes before we came back to Nigeria."
He also added that so far, 1,955 returnees had been returned back to Nigeria by Max Air out of 3,138 that was expected to be brought back to Nigeria. "I'm assuring you that we can bring all the returnees back to Nigeria within two days if we are informed by the Libyan Government to come and carry them, " Dahiru said.
The returnees thanked the Government for coming to their aid and also for fulfilling their promises of bringing them back to Nigeria so they can reunite with their family. Most of them described their experience in Libya as a terrible and horrific one, they plead with Nigerians not to involved in such travels.
They encourage the Federal Government to continue with the evacuation process so that those Nigerian youths who have been detained in Libya will be released and brought back to Nigeria.
According to the federal reports, about 5,000 Nigerians are trapped in Libya prisons. The Vice chairman of the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative.
Mr Jovial 15:00
IN OTHER NEWS
God has created the herdsmen to value cattle more than human life - House of reps member - Aishatu Dakku.
UK Prime Minister appoints minister of loneliness
Actress Laverne Cox becomes the first transgender to be on the cover of cosmopolitan magazine.
Donald Trump announce winners of his fake news award
We won't sell photos of ouf new born - Kanye and Kardashian West
Labels: NEWS
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home