A total of 1,295 stranded Nigerians returned to Nigeria from Libya on their own volition in November.
They were some of those that were enroute Europe through the North African country.
According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigerians returned in various batches between November 6 and November 30 with the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU).
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mustapha Maihajja, made this known on Thursday when he received 150 new.
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The returnees arrived aboard a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with Registration Number:6A-DMG.
The aircraft landed at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 9.15pm.
The returnees comprised of 13 female adults and one teenage girl while the male were 133 adults, two teenage boys and one baby boy.
They were received on behalf of Maihajja by the South West Zonal coordinator of NEMA, Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu.
On ground to welcome the returnees back home were officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Police.
