Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has vowed the state would repatriate all its indigenes found to have been trafficked to Lebanon.
He stressed the state will not stand by and watch its indigenes suffer dehumanisation under any guise.Adisa said the Governor made the pledge while reacting after receiving a brief from his Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters, Mrs. Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu, on the plight of Oyo indigenes trafficked to Lebanon.
Makinde said: “We will pay for the repatriation of all Oyo State indigenes who have been confirmed to have been trafficked to Lebanon. Please put all necessary plans in place to bring them back.“I understand that some well-meaning individuals and groups have made some donations to some of the victims, let them use such donations as pocket money.
The Governor was informed Oyo indigenes, mostly illegal migrants, were trafficked into apparent modern-day slavery in Lebanon. She added her office had been working closely with Lebanese authorities to identify Oyo indigenes stranded in Lebanon, adding that the 40 victims already screened would be returning home this month.
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