Nidcom: over 959 Nigerians evacuated by Libya in 2025

The President/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (Nidcom), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa revealed that over 956 Nigerians were evacuated by Libya, in the first quarter of 2025.

He observed that this was obtained out of granting the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Nigeria and the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and the offices of the internal displaced people (NCRMI).

He said that the fault showed that 683 of them were females, 132 males, 87 children and 54 children, adding that the repatriages were brought home in six tranches from January to March 2025.

He revealed in a press declaration issued by the director of the media, public relations and protocols of Nidcom, Abdur-Rahman Balogun that the six trips included 152 on January 28; 145,180 and 159 on 11, 19 and 25 February, respectively, while 144 and 176 arrived respectively on 4 and 18 March.

The declaration states that in recent years over 15,000 blocked Nigerians have been evacuated at home by the Federal Government and the IOM.

Dabiri-Erewa reiterated the persistent advice of the Nigerian Commission to avoid dangerous and mortal migration paths such as Libya, a country devastated by the war. face many struggles

He said: “Due to the delicate political situation in Libya, we warn the Nigerians innumerable to avoid Libya as a path for Europe; not only Libya but other irregular routes”

However, he urged the Nigerians to follow the legal and regular means of migration, observing that some Nigerians saved from Libya still return to Libya or more dangerous paths to enter Europe.

Dabiri-Erewa stressed that the federal government will continually defend the interest, dignity and fundamental human rights of the Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, regardless of their socio-economic, ethno-cultural or religious of irregular irregular backgrounds of the religious backgrounds of the religious backgrounds of the religious backgrounds of the religious backgrounds of the shades Religious of fading of irregular religious events for religious events for religious events for religious events for events.