The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Kano Operations Office, has participated in the reception of 147 Nigerian returnees from the Niger Republic under the ongoing Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation Programme.
The returnees arrived at about 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, 1st September 2026, aboard a Sky Mali flight at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), where NEMA and other relevant stakeholders coordinated their reception.
The returnees comprised 58 adult males, 38 adult females, 19 male children and 32 female children.
Following their arrival, the returnees were conveyed to a designated area on Wednesday, 2nd September 2026, for profiling, documentation, biometric capture and other mandatory post-arrival procedures.
The exercise was conducted in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Kano State Emergency Management Agency (KSEMA), Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
The participating agencies worked together to ensure orderly registration, screening, documentation and the provision of immediate humanitarian assistance to the returnees.
The reception, profiling and documentation exercise was successfully conducted without any major incident, with effective inter-agency coordination supporting the smooth handling of the returnees and their immediate needs.