A total of 103 Nigerians deported from the Republic of Turkiye back home have arrived Nigeria.
They were received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other Stakeholders as they arrived at the Nnamdi Arzikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
A Southwind Airlines flight that conveyed the deportees from Turkiye touched down in Abuja at about 7pm yesterday and taxied to the pilgrims wing of the airport, where they were received by Federal Government officials led by NEMA.
Addressing the returnees, the Director General NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, admonished them to accept their experience in good faith and be law-abiding.
The DG NEMA, who was represented by the Director, North Central Zone, Alhaji Bashir Idris Garga, said the returnees were received with dignity to assuage their experience and assured them of Federal Government’s concern over their plights.
She informed them that a token of financial support had been provided to assist in their transportation to their various locations.
Other stakeholders that joined to receive the deportees were officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, the Nigerian Police, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the National Drug Law Agency Enforcement (NDLEA).
Others were officials of Port Health Authority and National Intelligence Agency.
After being screened by officials of Port Health authority on arrival, the deportees were offered refreshment and profiled by NEMA.
They were also cleared by the Nigerian Immigration Service before being handed the transportation support provided by NEMA to go home.
Some of the deportees that spoke experienced bitterness over their deportation but appreciated the Federal Government for the reception.