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A fresh batch of at least 522 stranded Nigerians has arrived in Nigeria from Niamey, the Niger Republic.
The returnees were received by the National Emergency Management Agency on Sunday as part of ongoing voluntary repatriation efforts.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the returnees, conveyed in 12 luxury buses, arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano at about 5:10pm for profiling.
Speaking to newsmen after receiving the returnees, the Head of Operations, NEMA Kano Office, Nura Abdullahi, said the exercise was purely voluntary and not a forced evacuation.
