The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has announced the evacuation of over 956 Nigerians from Libya in the first quarter of 2025.
Papers News reports the evacuation was facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Nigeria and the National Commission For Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCRMI).
In a statement issued on Monday by NIDCOM’s Director of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the breakdown of the returnees shows that 683 were females, 132 males, 87 children, and 54 infants. The returnees were brought back home in six separate tranches from January to March 2025.