499 Nigerians, out of the about 2000 said to be stranded in Tripoli over the political crisis in that country were Sunday morning evacuated and arrived Abuja International Airport at 1.30 am .
It was gathered that the Director General of National Emergency Management agency (NEMA) Muhammad Sani-Sidi led the rescue team and promised the exercise would continue till all the approximately 2000 stranded Nigerians 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 said also announced that the second flight has flown to Libya to bring the remaining Nigerians.
In a statement by Yashau Shuaib, Head Press and Public Relations, NEMA, the rescue team for the operation included officers from NEMA, Foreign Affairs, Medical team, immigration officials and security personnel.
The statement also said President Goodluck Jonathan had ordered for the immediate evacuation of distressed Nigerians after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
Among the evacuated citizens are the elderly, women, children as well as a few convicts handed over to the Nigerian Embassy in Tripoli.
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FG evacuates 499 Nigerians from Libya