The Federal Government says it has received 108 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in neighbouring country, Niger Republic.
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The Southwest Zonal Coordinator, National Commission For Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Mr Alexander Oturu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja.
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According to the commission, Nigerians received include 32 males, 29 females, 44 children and three infants.
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“The migrants were conveyed to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, camp where the NCFRMI and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have a tripartite agreement to provide temporary shelter for the returnees.
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“Before they are provided with onward transportation allowance to enable them get to their final destinations,” he added.
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Oturu said the return was facilitated by the Nigerian Mission in Niamey and the IOM.
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