The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 126 Nigerians from Libya.

The stranded Nigerians arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Thursday at about 4:22pm.

They consist of 46 male adults, 62 female adults, two male and six female children, as well as four female and six male infants.

NEMA acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office, Ibrahim Farinloye, said the returnees were brought back to the country by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) through a voluntary repatriation programme.