The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday, April 3, have received another batch of 144 stranded Nigerians from Niamey, Niger Republic.

This was disclosed by the Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr. Nurudeen Abdullahi, while receiving the returnees at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.

“The returnees were transported into Nigeria by SKY MALI Airlines. operated by Ethiopian airline B737-400 with registration number UR-CQX”. He said.

According to him, the returnees would be trained on various skills acquisition programs to integrate them back into society and provide them with seed capital to enable them to be self-reliant.

One of the returnees, Fatima Muhammad, a widow and mother of two said she traveled to Algeria to seek greener pastures with her kids.

“No one to cater for me and my children, that was why I decided to seek for greener pasture.

“I regretted embarking on the ill-fated journey. but l thank God we came back safely.

Nigeria is far better than where we thought we could get better lives, we suffered,” Muhammad said.