The Federal Government has evacuated 499 Nigerians, out of the about 2000 said to be stranded in Tripoli over the political crisis in Libya. The returness arrived the Abuja International Airport at 1:30 am on Sunday, via a chartered flight.It was gathered that the Director General of the National Emergency Management agency (NEMA) Muhammad Sani-Sidi led the rescue team and promised that the exercise would continue till all Nigerians stranded in the Arab nation are brought back home.
He said that the federal government has established a special camp to accommodate the returnees who will be discharged after necessary documentations and screening exercise. Sani-Sidi also announced that the second flight has flown to Libya to bring the remaining Nigerian nationals.
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