The returnees, who arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos in the early hours of Friday, were received by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, on behalf of the coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of the agency, Idris Muhammed.
In his address to the returnees, Farinloye urge them to seize the opportunity they have to start a positive and fruitful life in the country.
He noted that there is nothing wrong in seeking greener pastures overseas, but the methods applied are mostly inappropriate and entail avoidable risks.
“One will not appreciate the abundant resources God has endowed us with until you travel out. All of you have gone and fortunately come back alive and you are in the best position to tell the story to those still aspiring to embark on such a journey,” he said.
Farinloye also asked the returnees to be champions of positive thinking among the youths that they don’t have to go overseas before living a meaningful life.
The returnees comprised 71 female adults, 17 female children and six female infants, as well as 55 male adults, 13 male children, and two male infants.
He said that the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) facilitated their return with special funding by the European Union.
Meanwhile, local media reports on Thursday said that officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) apprehended two suspected human traffickers among the returnees.
The reports added the suspects were arrested after they were identified by their victims during an event organised to receive the returnees.