{"id":123484,"date":"2025-11-01T14:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123484"},"modified":"2025-11-01T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:38:22","slug":"nema-receives-131-nigerian-returnees-from-niger-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nema-receives-131-nigerian-returnees-from-niger-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"NEMA Receives 131 Nigerian Returnees from Niger Republic\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1847589673314383027\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1847589673314383027-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1847589673314383027-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 131 stranded Nigerians who voluntarily returned home from Agadez, Niger Republic, under the Assisted Voluntary Return Programme of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Federal Government.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement posted on X formerly Twitter on Saturday, NEMA disclosed that the returnees arrived through the Aminu Kano International Airport in the early hours of Thursday, October 30, 2025, at about 5:17 a.m.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThey were received by NEMA officials in coordination with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), and other critical stakeholders,\u201d the statement read.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the agency, officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service carried out biometric registration and documentation to ensure proper identification and facilitate reintegration.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe returnees were subsequently conveyed to the Nigeria Immigration Service Training School, Kano, where further profiling continued on 31st October, 2025,\u201d NEMA added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Giving a demographic breakdown, the agency stated that the group consisted of 118 male adults, four female adults, two male children, and seven female children.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn line with the Federal Government\u2019s commitment to ensuring a safe, dignified and humane return for Nigerian citizens, the returnees were provided with essential humanitarian support including meals, drinking water, medical screening, ambulance services, logistical assistance and coordinated reception services,\u201d the statement further noted.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">NEMA explained that the exercise underscores the continued partnership between NEMA, IOM, NCFRMI, and other stakeholders to ensure the proper reintegration of Nigerians returning voluntarily from abroad.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe exercise reflects the ongoing national efforts to promote safe migration and strengthen humanitarian support systems,\u201d it stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier this week, an online publication reported that NEMA also confirmed the arrival of 153 Nigerian returnees from Chad, 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