Under the International Organization for Migration ,IOM’s voluntary repatriation exercise, the Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully evacuated 151 stranded Nigerians from the city of Benghazi to Lagos, aboard chartered flight no. UZ189.
Amb. Kabiru Musa, in Charge of affairs of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, said that the flight was expected to arrive the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos
He stated that there are several Nigerians living illegally in Libya who have been subjected to very inhumane treatment, and the Federal Government, through the Mission here, has continued to intervene with local authorities to stop this.
He further stated that the voluntary repatriation offers an opportunity for those who want to return to Nigeria to do so safely and reunite with their families and there are always officials of relevant government agencies on ground to receive them and ensure their resettlement and reintegration back to society.
The expected returnees are 71 female, 54 male, 14 children and 13 infants.
Musa said that more Nigerians would be evacuated from Tripoli on Wednesday, with another exercise to be carried out on April 3 from Misrata, Libya.
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