No fewer than 542 stranded Nigerians have been evacuated from the United Arab Emirates back to the country by the Federal Government on Sunday.
The National Emergency Management Agency welcomed the evacuees made up of 79 males, 460 females and three infants at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Earlier, the NEMA Director-General, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, who officially received the returnees on behalf of the Federal Government admonished them to learn from their unpleasant experiences and be law-abiding, look inward towards supporting Nigeria’s economy and global positive image.
The NEMA boss, who was represented by the Director of Finance and Accounts Alhaji Sani Ahmed Jiba said the Federal Government had approved the evacuation and provision of the token for the returnees to support their local movement back home.
In her remark, the Consul General of Nigeria in Dubai Amb Atinuke Taibat Mohammed who coordinated and accompanied the returnees back on the flight appreciated the Federal Government for the special intervention in the safe evacuation of the stranded citizens back home.
