BREAKING: FG Provides Emergency Numbers For “Distressed” Nigerians In Libya

The Federal Government on Sunday provided emergency numbers and email addresses for distressed Nigerians in Libya who may wish to contact the nation’s mission in Tripoli for assistance.

This was announced in a statement issued earlier today by the spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Tope Elias-Fatile, in Abuja.

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In the statement, Elias-Fatile said that the numbers are available 24 hours to render assistance to any Nigerian in need.

The numbers are, +218910144487, +218925099384 and +218917953365.

The email addresses for contacting the Embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja are: nigeria@nigeriantripoli.org and help@foreignaffairs.gov.ng.

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On Thursday, another batch of 150 Nigerians returned to the country from the crisis-ridden Libya after they had undergone severe torture in the North African country.

360nobs had earlier reported that 242 Nigerian migrants – who were stranded in Libya – landed at Lagos airport on a Libyan airline flight at around 9pm local time on Tuesday.

The migrants were given a stipend for transportation and taken to a hotel to spend the night before heading to their homes.

It was gathered that most of the returnees had planned to use Libya as a channel to cross to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea, but were caught in the web of crisis and could not go further with their plans.