The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have received a set of 180 Nigerians stranded in Niger Republic on their way to Algeria to seek greener pastures. Daily Trust reports the returnees were brought back to Kano State at about 11:30 am in three buses by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) from Agadas, Niger Republic. “The returnees are from different parts of the country, Lagos, Katsina, Cross River, Kaduna, Bauchi and Kano State among other others. “Nigerians should avoid endangering their lives by travelling to seek for greener pastures in other countries no country better than our country Nigeria,” the coordinator said. He noted that the agency between May and August received 380 stranded Nigerians from Agadas and Khartoum, Sudan, and were trained in various vocational skills.
Source: Libya Today October 07, 2022 22:18 UTC