TRIPOLI, Libya
Libyan authorities deported over a hundred Nigerians back home on Tuesday (June 20). The female migrants who voluntarily chose to return to Nigeria left the deportation office in the capital Tripoli.
A spokesman for the Libya
Anti-Illegal Immigration department details the conditions under which the
women who did not have a legal right to reside in the north African nation were
arrested.
“Today, Tuesday, June 20,
2023, illegal immigrants of Nigerian nationality are being deported. Some of
them were arrested on public roads while practicing begging."
The deportation was supervised
by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as part of an ongoing
joint program with the Libyan government to deport illegal migrants.
Libya is a major starting
point for migrants who wish to cross the Mediterranean to Europe in search of a
better life.
"About 165 illegal
immigrants were deported today, in coordination with their embassy. There will
be another flight next week to deport other Nigerian immigrants. Work will
continue on the deportation operations."
IOM
Libya’s Displacement Tracking Matrix programme identified a total of
706,062 migrants from over 44 nationalities in the 100 Libyan municipalities
during its (January - February 2023) round of data collection.
Nigerian nationals were among
the top five nationalities which included Nigeriens, Egyptians, Sudanese and
Chadians.
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