The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 542 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the returnees who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on board Max Air Charted flight at 4:29 a.m, included 79 males, 460 females and three infants.
Penpushing reports that, the Head of the Press Unit of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Manzo Ezekiel, made the confirmation in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The agency spokesperson added that the returnees were screened by health officials, profiled by various relevant agencies and cleared by the Nigerian Immigration Service, before being given a token to aid their transportation to their destinations by the agency.
Penpushing further reports that, the Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Ahmed, who officially received the returnees on behalf of the federal government, admonished them to learn from their experiences and be law-abiding citizens.
The Director General, who was represented by the Director of Finance and Account of the agency, Sani Jiba, emphasized that Nigerian Government had approved the evacuation and provision of the token to support their movement back to their various homes.
Penpushing also reports that, Consul General of Nigeria in Dubai, Atinuke Mohammed, who accompanied the returnees back to the country, appreciated the Nigerian government for the special intervention in the safe evacuation of the citizens.
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