NEMA Receives 708 Stranded Nigerians Evacuated from Niger Republic

The National Emergency Management Agency has received 708 stranded Nigerians evacuated from Niamey in the Niger Republic.

The returnees arrived on Monday at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport and were received by officials for profiling and documentation.

Authorities say the evacuees, transported in twelve buses, include 292 male adults and children, as well as 416 female adults and children from states such as Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Benue, Borno, Yobe, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kogi and Niger.

Officials disclosed that the evacuation was facilitated by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Nigerian Embassy in Niamey.

The agency says the returnees have been provided with food, temporary shelter, blankets, mosquito nets and essential relief materials, while arrangements are underway to transport them back to their respective states after profiling.