Libya on Monday deported 154 Nigerians who were stranded in the country. A Libyan Airline aircraft with registration number 5A-LAT arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos with 154 people.


The spokesperson of the Lagos Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the return of the Nigerian in Lagos.


Alabi said the returnees, comprising 58 male and 96 female , returned voluntarily to the country at about 4.00pm.

The returnees were brought back by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Nigerian Embassy in Libya.


Their details were taken by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP) and the Police.