Over 2,000 stranded Nigerians repatriated from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said it had received another batch of 121 stranded Nigerians from Libya, making a total of 2,638 Nigerians repatriated since February.
NEMA Zonal Coordinator, Suleiman Yakubu, received the new batch of people on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoining them to learn from their unpleasant experience while in Libya.
Yakubu explained that on arrival, the profiling of the returnees indicated that there were 60 female adults, one girl, 57 male adults and two male children as well as a male infant.
“The total returnees are 61 females and 60 males amongst them are two pregnant women and one with medical issues.
“One of the returnees, Ms Omolara Owoade, who hails from Apomu in Osun, claimed that she spent one year and two months in Libya.
“Owoade worked as a cleaner in a hospital and when it was time for her to collect her salary, she was accused of stealing and taken to prison from where the IOM came to her rescue.
“She said N662, 000 was collected from her by a trafficker and vowed that she would get her money back from her trafficker once she returns to Nigeria.
“Owoade also narrated to NEMA, on her arrival, that many Nigerians are suffering the same fate,” Yakubu said.
