A total of 190 Nigerians have been repatriated by the Federal Government from the United Arab Emirates.
According to a statement issued by the National Emergency Management Agency signed by its Director General, Director, North Central Zone, Bashir Garga, a joint team of Government officials led by NEMA received the returnees when they arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 5:57 AM on Tuesday.
According to NEMA, the returnees have been subjected to documentation and profiling by pertinent agencies, and they have received enlightenment on the significance of conducting themselves with decorum and act responsibly when they return to Nigeria.
The statement reads, “The Federal Government has repatriated One Hundred and Ninety (190) Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates. The returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 05:57 by a combined team of government officials led by the National Emergency Management Agency.
“The returnees were profiled and documented by the relevant agencies and sensitized to behave with decorum and responsibility on their return to Nigeria.
“The Federal Government urges all Nigerians, wherever they may be, to act as exemplary ambassadors of their country, upholding the fundamental values of patriotism, rule of law, decency and integrity.”
Recall that the Federal Government repatriated a total of 542 people from the United Arab Emirates in October.
