Another Batch Of 390 Stranded Nigerians In Niger Republic Arrive Kano

 

By Ayo Kehinde

 

 

 

Less than a month after 702 stranded Nigerians were repatriated from Niger Republic in December, another batch of 390 stranded migrants, comprising 387 adult males, two adult females, and one infant boy, have been repatriated to Nigeria.

The returnees arrived at the Immigration Training School, Kano, at about 1:05 a.m. on Tuesday.

Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, Tijjani Ahmed, who received the returnees, said the repatriation was facilitated via a multi-agency operation organised by the Nigerian Mission in Niamey in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration.

Represented by the Kano State Field Coordinator, Hajiya Liman, the commissioner reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to reintegrating the returnees into various empowerment programmes under the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu.

“Upon arrival, the returnees were registered and profiled by NCFRMI and Nigeria Immigration Service officials to ensure proper documentation and access to various Federal Government reintegration support programmes,” he said.