The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM)’s Chairman, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa has stated that the commission rescued 30 Nigerians who were trafficked and left stranded in Lebanon.
The commission revealed this in a statement through it’s Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, Gabriel Odu on Tuesday.
The statement disclosed that they were among the 150 victims awaiting evacuation to Nigeria.
The commission said the rescue came after video footage of the stranded Nigerians making an appeal to the Federal Government and well-meaning Nigerians to come to their aid viral on the Internet.
According to it, the appeal for help by the stranded Nigerians led to their rescue by officials of the country’s mission in Lebanon.
The stranded Nigerians have already been relocated to a more conducive apartment.
“They will be part of 150 others to be evacuated to Nigeria after they were trafficked and left stranded in Lebanon.
“The Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Houssam Diab disclosed the evacuation plans when the Management of NIDCOM, led by the Secretary, Dr Sule Bassi, visited that country’s mission in Abuja,” Odu said in the statement.
He quoted Diab as saying that the 150 girls would be returned home in batches with the first group of 110 people leaving Beirut for Lagos on Aug. 12.
The second batch was expected to arrive Abuja on Aug. 16.
Watch the video here:
Recall this viral video,? The girls have been located , rescued and moved to another location by the Nigerian mission in Lebanon. They will return along with about 150 others awaiting evacuation from Lebanon pic.twitter.com/qaoZbKWpdE
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