Nigerian envoy accuses citizens of buying and selling compatriots in Libya
- The syndicates are both in Libya and Nigeria, Charge d’Affaires in the north African country Fachano says
- The government official said the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) helps to repatriate Nigerians from Libya when discovered
- Fachano says Nigerian security agencies must live up to their duties and stop serving individual interests
The Charge d’Affaires of Nigeria in Libya Illiya Danladi Fachano has revealed that some Nigerians actually traffic their fellow citizens in Libya.
Speaking to to Daily Sun, Danladi explained: "That is what is not known to the public. Why is the practice going on? It is a condemnable practice. It is because there is no effective government. It is something that the rest of the world should help the Libyans with, so as to have a centrally-agreed government.
"Presently, they have parallel institutions: three central banks, they have three governments; each is predominant in the area of its control. So, it is a situation that the world does not like. We want Libya that is rich in oil to come back to its old self.
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"The syndicates are both in Nigeria and in Libya. As we register Nigerians in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to repatriate Nigerians, some are taking off immediately from here.
"In fact, in one instance, we got notice in Lagos that some people were transporting some ladies to go again after we have repatriated some. We called the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and informed them. Whatever they did, we don’t know. But they didn’t come back to us.
"So, it is true that there are syndicates. Why? Because crime pay for other people. That is the real truth. While you choose to have income through your profession, legal profession, some choose crime. You can see why Evans (the notorious kidnapper) is one of the richest people in Nigeria.
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"Our security agencies must live up to their duties. They must leave their individual interest, look at the patriotic interest and do a work of checking the movement of our people at the legal border. Not only the security people, we have had some transporters that specialize in smuggling people. They know how to pass through the illegal routes."
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the African Union (AU) committed itself to evacuating 15,000 African migrants in Libya before the end of 2017, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), BBC reports.
The development was made public by the deputy chairman of the AU commission, Kwesi Quartey, via his Twitter handle, @HEQuarteyKwesi.
Quartey disclosed that there are currently about 20,000 migrants being held in various government detention centers in Libya.
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Source: Legit.ng
