The Federal Government says it has evacuated 150 stranded Nigerians from Niger Republic.
The returnees, majorly from the northern region of the country, were received at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, on Monday.
Umar-Farouq, who was represented by the Director of Humanitarian Affairs in the ministry, Grema Ali, said the returnees arrived at the airport at 3:45 p.m.
The returnees were transported to Nigeria by SKY MALI Airlines operated by the Ethiopian aviation industry.
According to the minister, the exercise was carried out in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS).
The returnees comprised 125 males, 14 females, and 11 children.
