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The United Arab Emirates, UAE, has deported 400 Nigerians, consisting of 90 females and 310 males, according to information gathered by The Eastern Updates.
Upon arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, they were welcomed by the National Security Adviser’s office and the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, as well as the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and other relevant parties.
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The Eastern Updates reported that a total of 103 Nigerians deported from the Republic of Turkiye, recently, were received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders.
The deportees who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday at 7:00 pm through the pilgrims wing of the airport were received by Federal Government officials led by NEMA personnel.
Also, The Eastern Updates reported that 264 Nigerian passengers were notified that their visa had been cancelled when they landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport – Hajj Terminal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Monday, 13th November, 2023.
The Federal Government of Nigeria then called for calm over the deportation.
In another news, the National Emergency Management Agency has handed over 24,180 bags of 50kg maize and 5,828 bags of 25kg garri to Akwa Ibom State Government for onward distribution to vulnerable persons in the state.
The Director General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, disclosed this during the handing over of the food items to the state government in Uyo on Wednesday.
Umar, who was represented by Akwa Ibom Head of Operations, Mrs Mmandu Aisueni, said the exercise was in fulfillment of President Bola Tinubu’s promise to reduce the impact of current economic hardship in the country.
She said that the commodities should be shared in the communities through constituted Committees in each local government.
