Thirty Nigerians, who were trafficked and left stranded in Lebanon have been rescued, and are among a total of 150 victims awaiting evacuation to Nigeria. The commission said the rescue came after a video footage of the stranded Nigerians making an appeal to the Federal Government and well-meaning Nigerians to come to their aid viral on the Internet. According to it, the appeal for help by the stranded Nigerians led to their rescue by officials of the country’s mission in Lebanon.The stranded Nigerians have already been relocated to a more conducive apartment. “They will be part of 150 others to be evacuated to Nigeria after they were trafficked and left stranded in Lebanon. “A break down of the evacuees shows that Oyo State had 41, Ogun 21, Lagos 12, Ondo 18, Osun 26, and Imo 3.

Source: The Guardian August 04, 2020 18:33 UTC