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By Fortune Abang
Abuja, Feb. 9, 2021 The Federal Government on Tuesday handed over 200 returnees of Kano origin from Saudi Arabia to the State Government.
Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, the Director of Consular and Legal Department, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who delivered the returnees in Abuja, said the exercise started on Jan. 28, 2021.
According to him, the government has put measures in place to give them a new lease of life.
Akinremi said: “They were 389 returnees from Saudi Arabia, followed by 425 and later lesser number of 39; today we have 1,319 altogether on the FCT Muslim Hajj Camp Ground.
“These are those who came in different batches, we have had a batch of over 300 or 400 three times and then we have the small pocket here and there.
The Federal government has handed over 310 Kano State Indigenes repatriated from Saudi Arabia. About 319 Nigerians were reportedly stranded and were evacuated from the country.