The Migration Enlightenment Project Nigeria (MEPN), a non-governmental organization, has urged intending Nigerian migrants to avoid traveling through Libya in their attempts to migrate to Europe. The NGO’s warning came as a report surfaced that the number of illegal Nigerian migrants to Europe reduced from 293,806 to 128,806 between 2016 and 2017. The number of migrants who died at sea during this period increased. Citing statistics provided by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the group said that more than 2,550 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in 2017 alone. The MEPN would therefore like to advise would-be Nigerian migrants intending to reach Europe through irregular routes, such as Libya, to reconsider the journey.

Source: Libya Today October 18, 2017 17:48 UTC