According to Musa, the stranded Nigerians are being evacuated to Nigeria under the Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation exercise.
Musa said that the exercise was part of the Federal Government’s commitment to ensure that none of its citizens, irrespective of their migration status, was left stranded in Libya.
He said that the returnees, who would be evacuated via commercial flights on Egypt and Ethiopian Airlines, are expected to arrive at Murtala Mohammed International Airport on June 20. “The IOM in collaboration with Embassy of Nigeria, Tripoli has repatriated 21 stranded Nigerians through the Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation June 19, from the Benghazi International Airport, Libya, aboard commercial Egyptian Airline No. S830 to Cairo.
“Commercial Ethiopian Airlines will airlift the returnees from Cairo to Addis Ababa and from Addis Ababa to Lagos, Nigeria with flight nos. ET453 and ET901, respectively.
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