Nigerian FG summon representative in Libya over slave trade

- The federal government has summoned the Nigerian delegate in Libya over the continuous slavery of Nigerian nationals.

- The representative of nigeria in libya, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the delegate will brief the FG on the predicament of Nigerians in Libya

- Onyeama said the rep will likewise give a point by point record of the quantity of Nigerians willing to return and the individuals who have returned home

The national government has summoned Nigeria's charge d'Affaires in Tripoli, Libya, Danaladi Fanchano, over the continuous reports of slave exchange of Nigerians in the nation.

The minister of foreign affairs,Geoffrey Onyeama on Wednesday, December 6, said Fachano is relied upon to brief the service on subtle elements of the situation of Nigerians in Libya.

Talking toward the finish of the Federal Executive Council meeting, Onyeama stated, Fachano will likewise concise the government on the quantity of Nigerians detained in Libya and what number of them will return home.

He said once the numbers are set up, a meeting would be schedule with the National Agency for Prohibition in Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on their departure in a joint effort with International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Onyeama also said the charge d' affaires has additionally noticed that not all Nigerians in Libya will return.

He said: “On the case of Libya, of course, it has been in the media for some time now on trading in slaves; also, the imprisonment in various detention camps in Libya.

“What we have done is that first of all, we have got our Charge D’ Affairs in Tripoli to come to Abuja to give us the
full details of what is actually going on there.

“How many Nigerians are in detention and are trying to come home? So, once we establish that and we are given all
those facts, we are now meeting with various agencies like NEMA and NAPTIP to now arrange the evacuation process and this will be done in co-ordination with International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and see if we can very quickly repatriate all our Nigerian nationals who are there who want to return home.