69 stranded Nigerians, including 50 trafficked ladies, arrived in the country from Lebanon on Sunday, the Nigerian government has said.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this in a tweet, thanking the Lebanese Government and the Lebanese community in Nigeria for their support in the evacuation process.
Onyeama tweeted, “With the financial and logistic support of the Lebanese Government and Lebanese community in Nigeria, 50 trafficked Nigerian girls and 19 stranded Nigerians were successfully evacuated from Lebanon and arrived in Nigeria today (Sunday).
“Profound gratitude to Ambassador Houssam Diad, Lebanese Ambassador in Nigeria and Ambassador Goni Zannabura, Nigerian Ambassador in Lebanon.”
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