At least 13,917 Nigerians from across Africa and Europe voluntarily returned to the country between 2020 and 2022.

This is according to data obtained from the International Organization for Immigration under its Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programme for the years under review.

The reports captured the entire AVRR of the migrants, mostly fleeing harsh conditions in their destination or transit countries.

Within that period, the number of Nigerians who voluntarily returned home rose by 291 percent, from 1,408 in 2020 to 5,783 by December 2022.