9 Pregnant Women, Others Return From Libya

Another batch of 157 Nigerians, including nine pregnant women, today, voluntarily returned
from Libya with the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

Mr. Abraham Tamrat, Programme Manager, Migration Management Unit, IOM, Lagos, confirmed the development.

Tamrat said that the Nigerians arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 4.15a.m. aboard a chartered flight.

The returnees comprised 89 males and 62 females, including three children and three infants with six medical cases. Tamrat said that the Nigerians returned from the Libyan cities of Janzour, Salah Adden and Tajoura.