Ghanaians Evacuated From Liberia

A military aircraft last night brought home 95 Ghanaians who were caught up in the fighting in Liberia. Officials said they will be assisted to return to their homes.

Also on board were 17 Liberian women. The returnees disembarked at the Kotoka International Airport, where officials took them through immigration formalities.

Lt Col Philip Sowatey, Deputy Director in charge of Disaster at National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), said the arrivals will be medically screened after which they will be given money to pay for their passage to their home towns.

Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Nibo of the Armed Forces Public Relations Directorate said emphasis is on the vulnerable, especially women and children. He said there were about 1,000 Ghanaians at the Ghana Embassy in Monrovia and that the Ghana Navy was preparing to bring them home