TRIPOLI: Libyan authorities on Monday repatriated 161 Nigerians, officials said, part of a UN-backed voluntary return scheme as some North African countries see a spike in irregular migration.
The group, including 75 women and six children, received food and drinks from International Organization for Migration staff at Mitiga airport in Tripoli before boarding the plane, AFP correspondents said.
Interior Minister Imed Trabelsi, of the UN-recognized government based in the war-torn country’s west, met the migrants before their departure.
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Libya repatriates 161 Nigerian migrants
