As part of ongoing efforts to facilitate the safe and dignified return of Nigerian migrants, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 139 citizens repatriated from Agadez, Niger Republic.
The returnees arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, aboard a Sky Mali flight, which landed at approximately 7:57 p.m.
NEMA announced the development via its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday.
According to NEMA’s Kano Operations Office, the group consisted of 22 adult males, 52 adult females, 33 male children, and 32 female children.
The returnees were documented upon arrival and then transported to Badala Hotel for temporary accommodation. Profiling and further assessments were conducted the following day, July 30.
“The reception exercise was well coordinated and successfully conducted,” the agency stated.
