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The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, on Tuesday, evacuated 117 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya.
The Nigerian Mission in Tripoli, in a statement issued Tuesday by its Chargé D’affaires, Amb. Kabiru Musa, said the evacuees, comprising 89 men, 22 women, two children, and four infants, left Tripoli at 1:00 p.m. and were expected to arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 6:00 p.m.
Musa noted that among the evacuees were 48 persons who were released from Libyan detention facilities.
The statement said that the Federal government is committed to ensuring that no Nigerian is left stranded in a foreign country.
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