The federal government has moved out 542 Nigerians who were stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) back into the country.
The returnees, who consisted of 79 males, 460 females, and 3 infants, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on board Maxair charted flight at about 4:29 am on Sunday, October 23.
According to the reports, they were received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and airport officials, security agencies including the National Commission for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Nigerian Diaspora Commission, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigerian Customs Service, Port Health Services, National Centre Disease Control (NCDC).
The returnees were screened by NCDC profiled by various relevant agencies and cleared by Nigerian Immigration Service.
