FG evacuates another batch of 158 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya

The Federal Government on Wednesday another batch of 158 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya.

Nigeria’s Charge’d’ Affaires to Libya, Amb. Mohammed Mohammed, made this known in a statement in Tripoli.

He said the returnees comprised 77 men, 45 women, 26 children, and 10 infants.

The envoy revealed that 26 men who were arrested during the ongoing raid of undocumented foreigners in Libya were released from Abu-Salim Detention Centre in Tripoli.

He added that 1, 776 Nigerians stranded in Libya have so far returned home.

Mohammed said that the repatriation was a collaborative effort between the mission and the Libyan authorities.

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“This marks the 12th evacuation exercise carried out by the Nigerian Mission in Libya this year.

“The current exercise follows the repatriation of 142 irregular Nigerian migrants from Sabha, Libya, on July 19.

“While some of them were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the Libyan Coastal Guards, others were arrested on charges of prostitution, illegal entry, overstay, and lack of proper documentation while others willingly submitted themselves to the IOM in Libya for repatriation.

“Nigerians living in Libya, from many indications, already have damaged reputations due to the alleged nefarious activities of some criminal elements among them,” he stated.

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