Another
set of 175 Nigerians who voluntarily agreed to be deported
from Libya Tuesday arrived the cargo section of the Muritala
Muhammed International Airport, Lagos aboard a chartered
Nouvelair aircraft with registration number TS-INA.
They
were assisted back to Nigeria by the International Organisation for
Migration (IOM9) and the Nigerian Embassy in Libya. And were
received at the Hajj Camp area of the airport by officers of the
Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) , the National Agency for the
Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Police.
Addressing
newsmen, Air Commodore Paul Ohemu, Director, Search and Rescue,
NEMA, said “the agency in collaboration with the IOM was
working to stem irregular migration and return stranded Nigerians
from Libya”.
According
to him,"There are a lot of things you can do in Nigeria here.
You don't have to travel outside the country in search of greener
pastures. My advice to parents is to keep tab on their children and
to ensure that they know where their children are going to and not
to be deceived by phantom promises," he said.
"NAPTIP
has sent 315 Nigerians to prison for human trafficking with a total
conviction of 265”, he said.
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