FG AIRLIFTS 190 NIGERIAN RETURNEES FROM UAE
Nothing less than 190 Nigerians have been repatriated by the Federal Government from the United Arab Emirates.
This was disclosed in a statement released by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, signed by its Director General, Director, North Central Zone, Bashir Garga, on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the returnees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 5:57 AM on Tuesday and were received by a combined team of government officials led by NEMA.
NEMA reports that the returnees have undergone profiling and documentation by relevant agencies and have been sensitized on the importance of conducting themselves with decorum and responsibility upon their return to Nigeria.
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The statement reads, “The Federal Government has repatriated One Hundred and Ninety (190) Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates. The returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 05:57 by a combined team of government officials led by the National Emergency Management Agency.
“The returnees were profiled and documented by the relevant agencies and sensitized to behave with decorum and responsibility on their return to Nigeria.
“The federal government urges all Nigerians, wherever they may be, to act as exemplary ambassadors of their country, upholding the fundamental values of patriotism, rule of law, decency and integrity.”
It would be recalled that last October, Federal government repatriated a total of 542 from UAE.
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