The International Organisation for Migration, in collaboration with the Federal Government, repatriated 155 Nigerian irregular migrants stranded across various parts of Libya. This is contained in a statement by the IOM on Wednesday in Lagos. The returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, late Tuesday evening on board an Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800 with …

The death toll from Storm Daniel, an “extreme weather event”, that caused the Sunday Libya flooding stands at 6,000, CNN has reported. The health ministry undersecretary of the Unity Government in Tripoli, one of two rival governments operating in the country, Saadeddin Wakil said, “The death toll rose to over 6,000 people as of Wednesday morning local time”. The agency …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 108 stranded Nigerians from Tripoli, Libya. The returnees, who were assisted back to the country through a special intervention of the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, arrived aboard Al Buraq Air Boeing 737-800, with registration number 5A-DMG, at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Ikeja. Among …

Osun State Police Command on Monday said its operatives have arrested a suspected human trafficker, Muideen Adebisi, while he was trying to move four teenage girls from Ile-Ife, Osun State to Libya. In a statement, the Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola said the suspect had invited the victims to a birthday party in Ile-Ife, during which he offered them food and …

Three Nigerians have been arrested for alleged armed robbery in Libya. According to local media, the suspects allegedly robbed a residence for expatriate workers in the city of Misrata, northwestern Libya. The accused were arrested by a patrol team from the General Directorate of Security Operations on Monday, and handed over to police authorities for legal action.