242 migrants rescued by FG, return from Libya

- 242 stranded migrants have returned to Nigeria from Libya

- Foreign affairs ministry has been visiting Libyan camps to identify Nigerians and repatriate them

- Report has it that the Nigerian government was exploring the option of sending aircraft to evacuate Nigerians stranded in the country

The federal government repatriated 242 Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya on Tuesday, November 28, following series of messages of their predicament circulated.

Punch reports that the migrants returned to Nigeria on the evening of Tuesday.

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Legit.ng gathered that the foreign affairs ministry’s spokesman, Tiwatope Elias-Fatile, said the mission has been visiting detention camps to identify Nigerians for registration and to issue Emergency Travelling Certificates to them.

He said: “It is apt to add that our mission in Tripoli has been addressing the problems associated with Nigerian migrants in Libya.

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“There were instances when the mission received appeals for intervention from some Nigerian families whose children and relations were victims of inhumane acts in that country.

“The government is also exploring the feasibility of sending aircraft to evacuate Nigerians who are stranded in Libya.”

The ministry stated that cases involving kidnapping of Nigerians for ransom by foreigners had been addressed.

Legit.ng had previously reported that thirty-one migrants were reported dead and 200 rescued after they were attacked by sharks after boat mishap during a crossing from Libya to Italy.

Report has it that 18 women and three children were among the dead, with forty people still missing.

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Source: Legit.ng