the federal government has received another set of 147 stranded nigerians from niamey, niger republic.
the returnees, who arrived at the malam aminu kano international airport in kano state yesterday, consisted of 77 male adults, 16 male children, 23 female adults and 21 female children from different states including lagos, kano, katsina, jigawa and kaduna.
according to the national emergency management agency (nema), the returnees were brought back through a voluntary repatriation programme under the care of the international organisation for migration (iom).
the programme was meant for distressed nigerians who had left the country in search of greener pastures but could not afford to return when their journey became frustrating.
