Friday, November 14, 2025 - No fewer than 80 Nigerians have been deported by Libyan authorities after they were found detained in different holding facilities across the country and residing without proper documents.
The repatriation, carried out on Wednesday through Mitiga
International Airport in Tripoli, was coordinated by Libya’s Department for
Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) in collaboration with the Nigerian
Consulate.
Migrant Rescue Watch, a group monitoring migrant rights and
welfare in Libya, confirmed the operation in a post on X, noting that the
deportation was executed following directives from the Libyan Judicial Police.
“Judicial
Police Dept. on orders of Public Prosecutor’s Office transferred a group of
undocumented migrant females of Nigerian nationality to DCIM custody in
Tripoli. All females were served with judicial deportation order and are
awaiting deportation,” the organisation stated.
Providing further details, it added, “#Libya 11.11.25 – DCIM
with Nigerian consular support, repatriated 80 migrants of Nigerian nationality
via Mitiga Int. Airport in Tripoli.
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