Authorities in Libya have arrested a Nigerian man in Barqan Al-Shati for allegedly possessing items linked to sorcery. The Tamsan Police Department made the arrest during a routine check, according to a statement shared by Migrant Rescue Watch on X (formerly Twitter). The group reported that the suspect, identified only as “M.A.,” was ...

  Libya has deported 13 migrants, including seven Nigerians, for violating national laws, according to an announcement by Migrant Rescue Watch (MRW) on the social platform X on November 12. The deportation was conducted by the Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) at the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Center in Benghazi. The group included seven Nigerians, ...

The Nigerian Senate has called on the Libyan government to issue an apology following the “inhumane treatment” of Nigeria’s senior men’s football team, the Super Eagles, during their visit for a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. The Super Eagles, along with officials from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), were stranded for over 14 ...

Libya repatriated Tuesday 369 irregular migrants to their home countries Nigeria and Mali, including more than one hundred women and children, an official told AFP. Mohammed Baredaa, head of the Libyan interior ministry organisation tasked with halting irregular migration, said two repatriation flights took place transporting 204 Nigerians and 165 Malians. Nine babies, 18 minors, ...

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), evacuated 161 Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya on Tuesday. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, stated in Abuja that the Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation (VHR) exercise was to ensure that migrating Nigerians were not stranded abroad. “The ...

  A Nigerian couple has been arrested for the murder of a fellow countrywoman identified as Happiness in Libya. According to the Libya Observer, the police forces arrested the couple after the suspects allegedly killed the woman and dumped her body in the street near the Nigerian Embassy in Tripoli. A Libya returnee, Oyiza, who ...

National Emergency Management Agency  NEMA, on Wednesday,   received another batch of 158 stranded Nigerians from Libya into the country. The Returnees  who were voluntarily assisted  by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at about 5.47pm aboard Al Buraq Airline Boeing 737-800 with registration number 5A-DMG from Libya. ...