The airlift from Tripoli brought the Nigerians to Lagos at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport on the same day.
The IOM voluntary repatriation exercise evacuated this group of 128 Nigerians as the second batch within 24 hours.
Kabiru Musa, the charge d’affaires of the Nigerian mission in Libya, affirmed that the Nigerian government is committed to evacuating all Nigerians willing to leave Libya under the IOM voluntary repatriation exercise.
“IOM Libya airlifted 128 stranded Nigerians from the capital, Tripoli to Lagos today, March 29th 2023 aboard chartered flight no. UZ189,” he said.
“They are expected to arrive at Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos at 17.40 hours the same day.
“Just yesterday (Tuesday), we airlifted 151 stranded Nigerians, who safely arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos and have reunited with their families.”
“The mission is also always opened to facilitating the return of stranded Nigerians living here who are willing to return home,” Musa said.
“Last year, the federal government evacuated almost 4,000 stranded Nigerians here and we hope to evacuate more this year.”
Additionally, he revealed that they had scheduled the next evacuation exercise for April 18th in Misrata, Libya.
