FG repatriates 390 Nigerians from Niger

By Miracle Ogunde

The Federal Government has successfully repatriated 390 Nigerian migrants who were stranded in Niger Republic.

According to Daily Post The group, comprising 387 adult males, two adult females, and one infant boy, arrived at the Nigeria Immigration Training School in Kano at 1:05 a.m. on Tuesday.

Hon. Tijjani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), welcomed the returnees, reaffirming the government’s commitment to their reintegration through various empowerment initiatives.

Officials from the NCFRMI, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) were present to receive the migrants. They were immediately registered and profiled to facilitate access to reintegration programmes.

This is the third batch of repatriations from Niger Republic, following a similar exercise in December 2024, when 702 Nigerians were brought back home. Between February and December 2023, the government repatriated 5,219 citizens from Niger, Libya, and other countries.

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