Another batch of 174 returnees from Libya arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday, it was the 12th such flight in 2022.

Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the returnees arrived onboard an Al-Buraq Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which landed around 3:35 pm.

The Director-General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Habib Ahmed received the flight alongside other Nigerian government officials.

The returnees comprised 69 female adults, five female children and 10 female infants while there were 75 male adults, 12 male children and three male infants.

NEMA said 23 arrived with minor medical cases.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the European Union have been repatriating thousands of stranded Nigerians from various countries since 2017 through a special Assisted Voluntary Repatriation program.

Altogether, about 2,044 Nigerian returnees from Libya have been assisted back to the country through Murtala Muhammad International Airport.