Musa said that the 137 returnees departed Misrata, Libya on October 24 at 2.30 p.m aboard a chartered flight No. According to him, the 137 returnees included 76 male adults, 52 female adults, four children, and five infants. “The IOM under its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme in collaboration with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Tripoli successfully carried out an orderly, safe and dignified return of 137 stranded Nigerians. “This is part of efforts to assist Nigerians in difficult circumstances to return home and reunite with their families,” he said. “So far, nearly 3,000 Nigerians were returned to Nigeria from Libya between January and October through the IOM’s voluntary humanitarian return programme,” Musa stated.

Source: Libya Today October 24, 2022 16:10 UTC