A Federal Government Delegation has arrived Libya to commence mass evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the North African country home. “A total of 5, 037 stranded citizens have been identified for evacuation home. “The Nigerian mission in Libya is coordinating the identification of the Nigerian migrants with the support of the International Organisation for Migration. “They are being joined by a technical team for the evacuation exercise comprising representatives of all relevant agencies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the evacuation exercise was in line with the directives of President Muhammadu Buhari to evacuate all Nigerian nationals stranded in Libya and other countries.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 04, 2018 17:48 UTC