Mr Muhammadu said that the returnees were assisted back into the country by the International Organization of Migration (IOM).
He enjoined the returnees to be careful with those that promise greener pastures outside the country.
He urged them to make better use of their lives as they returned to the country, assuring them of government’s readiness to provide equal opportunities to everyone. One of the returnees, 21-year-old Irhobosa Orhumnzie, said she left Nigeria about six months ago with the hope of going to Dubai.“We took off from Lagos and crossed over to Cotonou in Togo and from there we went straight to Mali.
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