Sometimes, when the desire to leave Nigeria begins to consume a person’s mind, just any country but Nigeria is often the best option.
Libya has received quite a good number of Nigerians in the last couple of years.
Do you know that between January and now, Nigeria has secured the evacuation of nearly 500 Nigerians stranded in Libya..
Recently, 152 of them were brought back to Nigeria.
The evacuation was done by the Nigerian Government in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
According to the government, the 152 persons evacuated are Nigerians with illegal immigrant status.
The last batch arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday evening.
“Today, we have successfully evacuated another 152 Nigerians stranded in Libya to Nigeria,” the Head of Nigeria’s Mission in Libya, Kabiru Musa, said.
“Because of their status as undocumented immigrants, they become vulnerable to exploitation and degrading treatment, including forced labour and prostitution,” he adds.
More Stranded Persons
Musa notes that this was the third exercise the Nigerian government and IOM have carried out in 2023.
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“We evacuated almost 4,000 stranded Nigerians from Libya in 2022 and we hope to surpass that number this year.
“The Federal Government is determined to protect the rights of these migrants and will continue to facilitate their safe and voluntary return home,” Musa says.
Libya is a transit country for irregular migrants seeking to get to Western countries and other parts of the world.
Several Nigerians have crossed to Europe from there.
