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Nigerian Libya Returnees Tell their Tales

Over 650 Libyan deportees returned to Edo State over the past three months with heart-breaking tales of their stay in the North African country.

Nigeria: I Paid U.S.$1400 For The Journey From Benin To Slavery - Libya Returnee

Vanguard, 3 December 2017

Over 650 Libyan deportees returned to Edo State over the past three months and the tales of their sojourn in the North African country, where they had planned to cross the… Read more »

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Immigration officials screening Nigerian returnees from Libya during their arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

Libya: More Nigerians Return From Libya

Premium Times, 6 December 2017

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Tuesday joined officials of some government agencies as they received a fresh… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Identifies 2,778 Nigerians in Libya Detention Camps

Premium Times, 5 December 2017

The Federal Government says it has a record of 2,778 Nigerian migrants registered in "accessible" detention camps in Libya, ready for repatriation. Read more »
Nigeria: 3,000 Nigerian Migrants Repatriated From Libya

This Day, 5 December 2017

The federal government has revealed that no less than 3,000 Nigerians have so far been repatriated from Libya in the wake of recent slave trading in that country. Read more »
Libya: The Migration Dilemma - 'We Were Treated Like Animals'

Deutsche Welle, 2 December 2017

Thousands of African migrants trying to get to Europe end up trapped in Libya. Often they endure abuse, and some are even sold into slavery. DW's Migration Dilemma series looks at… Read more »
Nigeria: 150 Nigerians Return From Libya

This Day, 1 December 2017

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday received 150 Nigerians who voluntarily returned from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Read more »
Africa: Trafficked Nigerians' Route to Slavery, Deaths in Libya, Mediterranean

Vanguard, 3 December 2017

Almost one month after 26 women and girls, believed to be Nigerians, were allegedly murdered while attempting to cross the Mediterranean, the news has continued to send shock waves… Read more »