166 migrants deported from Libya to Nigeria: IOM


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  • Thursday, 07 Nov 2024

TRIPOLI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday that 166 migrants had recently been deported from Libya to Nigeria, their home country.

"This week, IOM facilitated the safe, voluntary humanitarian return of 166 migrants from Sabha, Libya, to Lagos, Nigeria, with support from the delegation of the European Union to Libya," IOM Libya said in a statement on the social media platform X.

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