The Federal Government on Monday repatriated 161 Nigerians whose release was secured from detention facilities in Libya over various Immigration offences by the Embassy of Nigeria.
Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
According to Musa, the Federal Government through its Mission in Libya secured the release of the detained Nigerians to enable them return home to rebuild their lives.
Musa said that the evacuees were also sensitized on the dangers of irregular migration, were warned against embarking on such perilous journeys again, and to also warn others on getting home to avoid irregular migration.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that almost 6,000 stranded Nigerians have been repatriated under the IOM/FG Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation (VHR) exercise in 2023.
