NEMA to commence vocational skills training for 105 stranded returnees from Chad
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it will commence a four-day vocational skills training for 105 stranded returnees from Chad.
The agency said the returnees will be provided with grants after the training to enable them to establish themselves and be self-reliant.
NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr. Nuradeen Abdullahi, who disclosed the development, said the Nigerians arrived at the international wing of the airport at about 10:00 pm on board a Boeing 737-7K9 ASKY Airlines flight, operated by Ethiopian Airlines KP9 401, with registration number ET-ANH on Tuesday, December 13.
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“The returnees were brought back to Kano under the care of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), from N’djamena through a voluntary repatriation program.
“The programme targets distressed Nigerians who left the country to seek greener pastures in various European countries but can’t afford to return when their journey became frustrating.
“Those received included 24 male adults, 23 female adults, and 58 children (33 females and 25 males). They are from Katsina, Kano, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, and Taraba States among others,” he said.
He urged the returnees to be advocates of the campaign against irregular migration.
The NEMA coordinator noted that the agency, between May and October 2022, received 560 stranded Nigerians from Agades, Niger Republic, and Sudan.
He advised Nigerians to avoid endangering their lives by travelling to seek greener pastures in other countries.
