The government of the United Arab Emirates, UAE has deported 400 Nigerians including 90 females and 310 males.
According to NTA, the deportees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.
They were received by the office of the National Security Adviser alongside the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders.
Four hundred Nigerians, including 90 females and 310 males, have been deported from the United Arab Emirates back to Nigeria.
“They were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the office of the National Security Adviser in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and other stakeholders,” the National TV station said in a post on X.
This is coming barely a month after the Federal Government repatriated 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates.
Upon their return, the National Emergency Management Agency sensitised them on the importance of conducting themselves with decorum and responsibility.
This deportation occurs against the backdrop of the recent diplomatic issues between Nigeria and the UAE.
In a similar development on Friday, it was reported that a total of 103 Nigerians deported from the Republic of Turkiye, 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.
Earlier in July, Nigeria repatriated 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates UAE.
According to a statement signed by NEMA’s North Central Zonal Director, Bashir Idris Garga, the returnees have been profiled and documented by government agencies.
“The returnees were profiled and documented by the relevant agencies and sensitised to behave with decorum and responsibility on their return to Nigeria. The Federal Government urges all Nigerians, wherever they may be, to act as exemplary ambassadors of their country,” said NEMA.
The Nigerian government has called for calm over the development.
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