The federal government says 108 irregular Nigerian migrants who were stranded in Niger Republic have been repatriated.
In a statement on Tuesday, Alexander Oturu, south-west zonal coordinator of the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), said there were infants among those repatriated.
Oturu said the evacuation was facilitated by the Nigerian Mission in Niamey and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
He said the repatriated Nigerians include 32 males, 29 females, 44 children and three infants.
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“The migrants were conveyed to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency camp, where the NCFRMI and IOM have a tripartite agreement to provide temporary shelter for the returnees, before they are provided with onward transportation allowance to enable them get to their final destinations,” NAN quoted Oturu as saying.
“In line with Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the returnees will be integrated into various government programmes, as well as the reintegration programmes of the UN Migration Agency.”
In March, the federal government evacuated about 128 illegal Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya.
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Over 250 stranded Nigerians were repatriated from Libya and the Republic of Chad in April.
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