The Federal Government, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration, IOM, brought home 281 stranded and detained Nigerians from Libya yesterday.
Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, Amb. Kabiru Musa disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja.
Musa stated that 159 of the evacuees are Nigerians who have been released from jail facilities around Libya, while the remaining 122 are Nigerians who were trapped in the nation.
Musa added that the evacuees, who departed Tripoli International Airport in Libya and to arrive at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
“The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) airlifted 122 stranded Nigerians on Dec 12, from Tripoli, Libya to Lagos aboard chartered flight No.UZ 189.
“The flight has 47 male adults, 45 female adults, 18 children, and 12 infants, all the passengers were stranded in various areas of Tripoli,” he stated.
