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Nigerians stranded in Libya and other parts of the world would be brought home and rehabilitated, President Muhammadu Buhari has stated.
He spoke against the backdrop of recent reports that hundreds of African refugees and migrants in Libya were being sold into slavery.
The reports indicated merchants were preying on vulnerable individuals attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea, a route described as the world’s deadliest.
In an interactive session with members of the Nigerian community in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on the margins of the 5th AU-EU Summit, Buhari said steps would be taken to stem the tide of illegal migration by Nigerians. he committed to reducing the number of citizens heading for Europe illegally through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea by improving education, healthcare, food security and other necessities in the homeland.
Government to bring back stranded Nigerians in Libya
