144 Stranded Nigerians Return From Libya Amid Slave Trade Crisis

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144 Nigerians returned from Libya yesterday. The plane landed at around 6:45 pm. According to reports, another aircraft is expected with another 250 Nigerians in the early hours of this morning, making it largest return.

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Muhammad Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora matters, Hon Abike Dabiri and the wife of the Lagos State Governor Mrs Bolanle Ambode received them at the airport...



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