LIBYA DEPORTS 80 NIGERIANS DUE TO ILLEGAL RESIDENCY
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By: Sefiu Ajape
Libyan authorities have deported 80 Nigerians detained in various holding facilities across the country as part of an ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants and efforts to decongest detention centres.
The repatriation, conducted on Wednesday through Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, was coordinated by Libya’s Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) in collaboration with the Nigerian Consulate.
Migrant Rescue Watch, a group that monitors migrant rights and welfare in Libya, confirmed the operation in a post on X, stating that the deportation was carried out under directives from the Libyan Judicial Police.
“Judicial Police Dept. on orders of Public Prosecutor’s Office transferred a group of undocumented migrant females of Nigerian nationality to DCIM custody in Tripoli. All females were served with judicial deportation order and are awaiting deportation,” the organization stated.
Providing additional details, it added, “#Libya 11.11.25 – DCIM with Nigerian consular support, repatriated 80 migrants of Nigerian nationality via Mitiga Int. Airport in Tripoli. The group includes migrants transferred by the Judicial Police who were served with judicial deportation order.”
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