November 08, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), on Tuesday, evacuated 161 Nigerians, who are stranded and lived as illegal immigrants in Libya, to Nigeria.
Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, stated in Abuja that the Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation (VHR) exercise was to ensure that migrating Nigerians were not stranded abroad.
Musa said the evacuees departed the Mitiga International Airport, Tripoli aboard a chartered flight on Tuesday.
The evacuees include 100 adult female, 37 adult male, 16 children, and eight infants.
“They will be received by officials on arrival to facilitate their resettlement and reintegration into the society”, Musa said, adding that beyond repatriation, the Mission, in collaboration with relevant agencies had continued to sensitise Nigerians against irregular migration, which is fraught with danger including forced labour, prostitution and slavery.
He reiterated that the Federal Government would not relent in its efforts to ensure that no Nigerian was left stranded or abandoned in detention facilities in Libya.
