Report from Tripoli, the capital of Libya says, Nigerian Mission in the country has facilitated the release of forty Nigerian irregular migrants from the Bir Al-Ghanam detention facility in Libya.
Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
Musa said the released Nigerian nationals will continue to be catered for by the Mission until they are repatriated.
He said that he admonished them on the need to return home, never to embark on such perilous journey again, and also warn their compatriots back home on the dangers of irregular migration.
“On Tuesday June 27, 2023, the mission in its continuous consular assistance to Nigerians in Libya secured the release of forty irregular migrants who were arrested for immigration offences and detained by libyan immigration authorities for almost two months.
“Among the arrested Nigerians are 34 females and six males who were detained at Bir Al-Ghanam detention facility that is about 150 miles away from tripoli, the Libya capital
“It was discovered that most of them were lured into travelling to Libya for greener pasture by their would-be traffickers but they ended up under exploitation,” he said.
