FG receives 108 Nigerian migrants stranded in Niger

The Federal Government has received 108 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in the Niger Republic.

This is contained in a statement by Mr. Alexander Oturu, Southwest Zonal Coordinator, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) on Tuesday in Abuja.

The commission said the Nigerians include 32 males, 29 females, 44 children, and three infants.

“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.

“Before they are provided with an onward transportation allowance to enable them to get to their final destinations,” he added.

The return, he said, was facilitated by the Nigerian Mission in Niamey and the IOM.

”In line with Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the returnees will be integrated into various government programmes as well as the reintegration programmes of the UN Migration Agency,” he said.