NEMA Receives 150 Stranded Nigerians From Niger

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in partnership with various stakeholders, has facilitated the return of 150 Nigerians from Agadez, Niger.

The returnees landed safely in Nigeria on Thursday at approximately 5:20 a.m., as shared in a post on NEMA’s X page on Friday.

“As part of the ongoing Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) initiative supported by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Kano Operations Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in partnership with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), successfully received a total of 150 Nigerian returnees from Agadez, Niger Republic, on Thursday, 23 October 2025, at approximately 5:20 a.m. it stated.

NEMA Receives 150 Stranded Nigerians From Niger. Credit: PUNCH

NEMA confirmed that the returnees reached the Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano without any issues.

Over the years, NEMA, along with the International Organisation for Migration and other partners, has successfully assisted thousands of Nigerians stranded in foreign countries.

According to NEMA, the demographic breakdown of the returnees consisted of 88 adult males, 32 adult females, 14 boys, and 16 girls.

The agency said that, in accordance with the government’s commitment to ensuring the safe, dignified, and humane repatriation of its citizens, the returnees received immediate humanitarian aid.

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