17 December 2022
No fewer than 191 stranded Nigerians in India has been evacuated by the Federal Government via the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
The returnees arrived Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja via the Ethiopian Airlines chartered fligh Abuja on Friday.
According to a statement by the Head of Press Unit of NEMA, Manzo Ezekiel, the returnees were given the sum of $100 or its equivalent for transportation to their various homes after they were profiled and screened
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq who welcomed them on behalf of the federal government said the token was meant to support their movement home.
The Director General NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed advised the returnees to learn from their experiences and be law-abiding citizens.
Ahmed who was represented by the Deputy Director in charge of Search and Rescue, Ishaya Chonoko explained that the federal government approved their evacuation to ease the suffering of Nigerians stranded abroad.
