NEMA receive 392 Nigerian returnees from Niger

By Jimisayo Opanuga

23 December 2024 | 4:06 pm

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received the second batch of Nigerian returnees from Niger at the Immigration Training School on Airport Road, Kano. NEMA disclosed in a statement on Monday that the group of 392 individuals arrived at approximately 3:05 PM. It added that the returnees were profiled and registered upon arrival to…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received the second batch of Nigerian returnees from Niger at the Immigration Training School on Airport Road, Kano.

NEMA disclosed in a statement on Monday that the group of 392 individuals arrived at approximately 3:05 PM.

It added that the returnees were profiled and registered upon arrival to ensure proper documentation and access to necessary support.

Among the returnees were 176 adult males, 122 adult females, and 94 children, including 78 boys and 16 girls, NEMA stated.

“The event was marked by robust participation of partners such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), the Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the Nigerian Immigration Services, the Nigerian Red Cross Society, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons.”

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