More than 70,600 Nigerians have been assisted to return home from irregular migration journeys since 2017, with over 44,500 receiving reintegration support.
The International Organisation for Migration, IOM, disclosed the figures at a two-day co-creation workshop for media practitioners and On-Air Personalities in Kano.
IOM Nigeria Communications Officer Elijah Alaigwu says other returnees are still undergoing the reintegration process.
More than 70,600 Nigerians assisted home since 2017 — and over 44,500 supported to rebuild their lives after returning.
The International Organisation for Migration says it has been working with the Nigerian government and other partners to support Nigerians affected by irregular migration.
The partners include the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP.
In Kano, the Head of the Public Enlightenment Unit of the NAPTIP Zonal Command, Umar Muhammad, says the command has received 154 complaints since January involving human trafficking, child labour, child abuse and other forms of exploitation.
NAPTIP and the IOM have also collaborated in profiling and assisting victims of trafficking, as well as Nigerians returning from irregular migration journeys.
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