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174 migrants deported from Libya to Nigeria

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STORY: 174 migrants deported from Libya to Nigeria
SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024
DATELINE: June 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:35
LOCATION: Tripoli
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS

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A total of 174 migrants were deported from Libya to Nigeria on Tuesday with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), according to a Libyan official.
   
Muhammad Baraida, an assistant for security affairs with the Libyan Illegal Immigration Control Department, told Xinhua that the repatriated migrants were mostly women "who tested positive for infectious and chronic diseases."
   
The migrants were deported through IOM's Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) program, which facilitates the return of migrants stranded in Libya to their countries of origin.
   
Baraida added that the voluntary repatriation was carried out in collaboration with IOM and the Nigerian embassy in Libya.
   
Since the 2011 downfall of late leader Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has become a preferred point of departure for some African migrants who attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach European shores.
   
According to IOM, the VHR program has helped more than 80,000 migrants voluntarily return from Libya to their home countries since 2015.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tripoli.
(XHTV)

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