155 Nigerians return home from Libya

One hundred and fifty five Nigerians voluntarily returned home from Libya yesterday, after unsuccessful attempts to cross the Mediterranean meant they had been detained in the north African country. Two weeks earlier another group of 171 Nigerians returned home.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) helped negotiate with prisons and detention camps in Libya to secure their release. Since 2001 the IOM has helped some 7,000 Nigerians return home from various countries.

Yesterday, Chief of Mission of IOM Libya posted this video which shows the 73 women and 82 men on board the plane preparing to take them home:

Today, 155 stranded Nigerians – 73 women and 82 men – were able to return home to #Nigeria from #Libya @IOM_Libya This was the atmosphere: pic.twitter.com/irgMbpKWrv

— Othman Belbeisi (@OthmanBelbeisi) March 23, 2017