The Federal Government says it has received 108 Nigerian migrants stranded in Niger Republic.
The Southwest Zonal Coordinator, National Commission For Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Mr Alexander Oturu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
According to the Commission, the Nigerians received from Niger include 32 males, 29 females, 44 children and three infants.
Oturu said the return was facilitated by the Nigerian Mission in Niamey and the International Organisation for Migration.
Oturu said: “The migrants were conveyed to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, camp where the NCFRMI and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have a tripartite agreement to provide temporary shelter for the returnees.
“Before they are provided with onward transportation allowance to enable them get to their final destinations.”
