The Federal Government has repatriated 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
They were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Tuesday around 05:57 am by a combined team of government officials led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
According to a statement by the Director General of NEMA, Zubaida Umar, the returnees were charged to be civil.
The statement signed by the Zonal Director NEMA North Central, Bashir Idris Garga on behalf of the DG reads: “The Federal Government has repatriated One Hundred and Ninety (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 sensitized to behave with decorum and responsibility on their return to Nigeria.
“The Federal Government urges all Nigerians, wherever they may be, to act as exemplary ambassadors of their country, upholding the fundamental values of patriotism, rule of law, decency, and integrity”.