PHOTO: See Photos of 171 Nigerians who returned from Libya yesterday
Nigerians numbering about 171, yesterday landed in Lagos Airport, from Libya, and all those that came in yesterday, did
that voluntarily after spending years in Libya...
There are thousands still in
Libya, hoping to cross to Europe, even in the face of the danger of losing
their lives...some are into prostitution, drugs, even militancy, all in the name of survival...
While receiving the
returnees, President Buhari’s Special Adviser on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs,
Mrs Abike Dabiri, said:
”This is not the time to
travel abroad. It is always a sad story to be trafficked. Some of these persons
wanted better life, but now they know better that it is not worth the trouble.
“We will continue to caution patients to discourage their children
to not embark on such trips.
There is no better time to learn skills than now. We are calling
on all Nigerians in Libya to come back home because such trips is not worth it
at all.
“We are therefore calling on
state governments to design empowerment programmes to assist these persons that
are lucky to have arrived alive. Some died trying to move to Europe. Many more
will be brought back home.”
one of the returnee who spoke to news
reporters said:
“Travelling to Libya is not
worth the experience. The torture, the maltreatment we encountered is not what
words could describe. Some of us were beaten by iron, burnt and sent to
jail.
“Many Nigerian girls are in
prison, many have died from gunshot wounds. I even lost many of my friends.”
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