152 Nigerian migrants repatriated from Libya with IOM Support

STORY: 152 Nigerian migrants repatriated from Libya with IOM Support DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the repatriated Nigerian migrants getting off the plane 2. various of the repatriated Nigerian migrants STORYLINE: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted in sending back 152 Nigerian migrants who were residing illegally in Libya, to Nigeria on Tuesday. As part of the voluntary repatriation effort between the Nigerian government and IOM, both parties worked to make it easier for the trapped Nigerians to return. They arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday evening. The evacuation effort is the third of its sort in 2023, according to a statement made by Kabiru Musa, charge d'affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Libya. Nearly 500 Nigerians have already been successfully returned from Libya to Nigeria. Musa added that because Libya serves as a stopover for unauthorized immigrants travelling

158 Nigerian migrants voluntarily repatriated from Libya: official

STORY: 158 Nigerian migrants voluntarily repatriated from Libya: official DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nigerian migrants STORYLINE: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has successfully repatriated another batch of 158 stranded Nigerians in Libya, an official with the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli said. Kabiru Musa, Charge d'affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this in a statement made available to reporters on Tuesday in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. According to Musa, the 158 repatriated Nigerians were men, women, and children that were stranded or rescued victims of human trafficking. Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, making the North African country a preferred point of departure for illegal immigrants who want to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Abuja. (XHTV)