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THE Management of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, has said that its attention has been drawn once again to another viral video showing some Nigerians stranded in Libya and calling for help to be evacuated back home.
In a statement, NIDCOM stated that while this video will be looked into, it is worth noting that over 10,000 Nigerians were evacuated from Libya a few years ago, based on a memo by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, approved by the then President and a coalition of multi-agency team set up to evacuate all Nigerians stranded in Libya.
“For the umpteenth time, there was a clear warning by Abike Dabiri-Erewa to Nigerians to desist from that dangerous path. But the warning was not yielded to.
“In the last couple of months, more Nigerians have been brought back from Libya , thanks to the efforts of the International Organisation for Migration in Nigeria, which has been regularly evacuating Nigerians stranded in Libya back home.
“Sadly, many Nigerians continue to return to Libya and find themselves stranded again.
“It must be pointed out here that the Commission has brought the video to the attention of the office of the National Security Adviser, who heads the multi-agency evacuation team as well as the International Organisation for Migration, which has also rescued thousands stranded.
“Both the IOM and National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons has had cause to evacuate 2467 Nigerians from Libya in 15 flights from January to September, 2024,” the statement said.
It, however, warned again that deadly pathways to migration should be avoided ,and traffickers, who traffick these victims need to be arrested, named and shamed.
11th September, 2024.
C.E.
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