No fewer than 150 stranded Nigerians from Niamey, Niger Republic, have been returned home by the federal government.

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq confirmed the development in a statement.

Represented by the Director of Humanitarian Services of the Ministry, Grema Ali, the returnees were received the returnees at the Aminu Kano International Airport.

The exercise was carried out in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration and the Economic Community of West African States.