The National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday confirmed receiving 174 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. Farinloye said the stranded returnees arrived Nigeria from Libya around 3.35pm, adding that 23 persons among the returnees had medical cases. The state read, “NEMA has received a fresh batch of 174 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya. The Boeing landed at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport around 3.35pm. Altogether, about 2,044 Nigerian returnees from Libya have been assisted back to the country through Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja.”

Source: Libya Today August 17, 2022 01:01 UTC