The Federal Government has evacuated 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja yesterday about 05:57 am by government officials led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
According to a statement in Abuja by the Director-General of NEMA, Zubaida Umar, the returnees were charged to be civil.
The statement signed by the Zonal Director NEMA Northcentral, Bashir Idris Garga on behalf of the DG, reads: “The Federal Government has repatriated 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates.
“The returnees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja this morning at 05:57 am by a combined team of government officials led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
“The returnees were profiled and documented by the relevant agencies and sensitised to behave with decorum and responsibility on their return to Nigeria.
