157 Nigerians on Wednesday voluntarily returned from the volatile North African country of Libya where they had been stranded enroute Europe.
The returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 9.45pm aboard a BURAQ Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft with Registration Number 5A-DMG.
They comprised of 54 adult females, 90 adult males, three children and 10 infants.
Amongst the returnees were eight pregnant women and one medical case.
The returnees were brought back with the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU).
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mustapha Maihajja, who received the returnees, said the Federal Government was ready to bring back Nigerians willing to return from Libya.
Maihajja, who was represented by the South West Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu, said special incentives were being put in place for all of them to restart their lives.
He admonished the returnees to turn a new leaf as they had seen that there was no greener pastures anywhere outside Nigeria for Nigerians than the resources available for its citizens in the country.
Maihajja said:" You have gone out and seen things yourself that Nigeria is a great country and your contributions can make it a greater country.
"I want you all to join the government in turning things around for this nation.
"Nigeria is blessed with all resources that everyone can tapped from without any fear of being molested or exposed to inhuman treatment."
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