Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has revealed that approximately 7,000 Nigerian migrants are currently stranded in Libya.
Dabiri-Erewa stated this on Tuesday night during the official launch of the International Organisation for Migration Strategic Plan for Nigeria (2025–2027), held in Abuja.
She said: “As we speak, 7,000 Nigerians are stranded in Libya. In 2025, people still travel through the desert to die.”
MEANWHILE, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Nigeria has ranked Nigeria among the highest in the rate of irregular migration, saying that 70,000 irregular migrants have been returned to the country since it started operation in Nigeria in 2001.
Deputy Director-General, Operations at IOM, Ugochi Florence Daniels, revealed this when she paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, at her office in Abuja.