154 Nigerians have been deported from Libya by the country's authority for various offences.
According
to the Nigerian Immigration Service, the deportees arrived Lagos on
Monday, October 10, 2016 aboard a Libyan Airline at about 4.00pm local
time.
In a report by The Nation Newspapers, the
return of the deportees was facilitated by the assistance of the
International Office for Migration (IOM).
The
Nigerians who arrived the shores of the country include trapped
individuals in the Libyan crisis, as well as some individuals trying to
make their way to Europe.
Comprising
of 96 females and 58 males - among which are nine pregnant women, three
minors and three others with serious medical issues - the deportees
were received at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport by officials
of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigeria Police, Air Force Command and the
International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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