155 Nigerians deported from Libya arrive Lagos AirportBy Lawani Mikairiu155 Nigerians were Thursday assisted by International Organisation for Migration,IOM, to return to Nigeria from Libya. The deportees arrived Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos ,aboard a chartered flight from Libya after they were unable to cross the war-torn north African country to Europe for greener pastures. The returnees, mainly in their 20s and 30s, according to National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, were picked up from various prisons and detention camps in Libya by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Public Information Officer of IOM, Julia Burpee, said theirs were cases of people stranded in Libya and unable to proceed as economic migrants to Europe. The post 155 Nigerians deported from Libya arrive Lagos Airport appeared first on Vanguard News.
Source: Libya Today March 23, 2017 20:48 UTC