154 Nigerianso deported from Libya

Some Nigerians trapped in Libya have been deported to Nigeria

According to a source, the return of the deportees, was facilitated by the assistance of the International Office for Migration (IOM) who are responsible for the voluntary return of many Nigerians trapped in the crisis that has immersed Libya for some years now.
Some of the deportees also include those trying to make their way to Europe excluding those trapped in the crisis.
Immigration sources said that they arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos at about 4.00 pm.
It was reported that the deportees arrived on board a Libyan airline aircraft, an airbus A330-200 with registration number 5A-LAT.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigerian Police Force, the Air Force and the IOM were on ground to receive them.
Out of the returnees were three minors, nine pregnant women, and three others with medical challenges which in total, comprised of 96 women and 58 men.
Also on board was an IOM doctor, Abusrewi Zakariya, to provide first aid to the sick ones.
The head of IOM in Lagos, Nahashon Maina Thuo, said this was the fourth time this year that the organisation would assist Nigerians who volunteered to return home after they were stranded in Libya.
Meanwhile, barely six months ago,  172 Nigerians have been repatriated from Libya, among whom were a 12-year-old boy and five women. They were said to be on their way to Europe from Libya when they were apprehended by the Libyan government and detained.
They were repatriated with the help of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in close cooperation with the Libyan authorities and Nigeria’s embassy in Tripoli.