NEMA evacuates 191 stranded Nigerians from India

A total of 191 Nigerians stranded in India, evacuated by the Federal Government, arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja today, Friday, December 16, 2022.

The returnees were evacuated by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on behalf of the federal government.

An Ethiopian Airlines mapped flight that carried the returnees landed at Abuja airport at 4:40 p.m. as they were received by a reception team led by NEMA and other relevant agencies.

After being profiled and screened, returnees received a token of $100 or equivalent for transport to their various homes.

Addressing the returnees, the Honorable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, welcomes them on behalf of the Federal Government. The minister who was represented by a deputy director in the ministry, Dr. Suleiman Abubakar, urged them to abide by the law. She said the token provided to them by the federal government was to help them get home.

In his remarks, NEMA Director General Mustapha Habib Ahmed advised returnees to learn from their experiences and be law-abiding citizens.

The NEMA boss, represented by Deputy Director of Search and Rescue, Ishaya Isa Chonoko, said the Federal Government had approved the evacuation to ease the suffering of Nigerians stranded overseas to ease them. take them home safely.

The returnees appreciated the federal government for the special intervention in their safe evacuation home.

Officials who received the returnees included personnel from airport agencies, the military, Nigerian Police, Nigerian Immigration Service, National Commission for Refugees and Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), NAPTIP , Nigerian Diaspora Commission, NDLEA, Nigerian Corrections Service, Nigeria Customs Service, Port Health Services, NCDC and others.

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