171 deported Nigerians from Libya have been received by the National Emergency Management Agency and International Organisation for migration at the Muritala muhammed airport in Lagos.
The senior special assistant on Foreign Affairs and diaspora, Abike Dabiri who was also on ground to welcome the returnees said they are not criminals, and should not be treated as one.
She also said the federal government is ready to integrate them back into the society.
The deportees are made up of 112 females and 59 males.
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One of the deportees simply known as Gift also recounted her horrible experiences.
