No fewer than 403 Nigerian migrants who were stranded in Niger Republic have been repatriated by the Federal Government.
The returnees comprised 165 males, 56 females, and 182 children and infants.
The repatriation is the second batch of voluntary returns from the Niger Republic within the week as 310 returnees arrive in the country.
So far, 713 Nigerians have been brought back from Niger Republic in the last week.
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) said they were brought back to the country on Saturday in a coordinated multi-agency effort organized by the Nigerian Mission in Niamey and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The Federal Commissioner of NCFRMI, Tijani Ahmed, who spoke at the reception for the returnees, emphasized the government’s commitment to reintegrating the returnees into various programmes under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Represented by the Kano State Coordinator of the Commission, Mrs. Lubah Liman, the commissioner lauded the seamless collaboration among the participating agencies, which resulted in the operation’s success.
Ahmed highlighted the importance of multi-agency collaboration in addressing migration-related challenges and noted that the ongoing effort reflected the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring the safe and dignified return of Nigerians stranded abroad.
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