Libya deports Nigerian migrants as authorities enforce judicial orders to manage irregular migration and reduce detention centre overcrowding
Libya deports Nigerian migrants in a fresh move to tackle irregular migration and relieve overcrowded detention centres.
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The Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), working alongside the Nigerian Consulate in Tripoli, coordinated the repatriation of 80 Nigerians via Mitiga International Airport on Wednesday.
According to Migrant Rescue Watch, a group monitoring migrant welfare, the deportations followed judicial directives issued by the Libyan Judicial Police.
Many of the returnees had previously been transferred under court orders.
“Judicial Police, on the orders of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, transferred a group of undocumented Nigerian females to DCIM custody in Tripoli. All were served with judicial deportation orders and are awaiting repatriation,” the organisation stated on X.
The latest action reflects Libya’s ongoing partnership with diplomatic missions to regulate undocumented migration while addressing human rights and overcrowding issues in detention facilities.
Authorities emphasised that deportations are conducted in accordance with legal processes, aiming to ensure orderly returns.
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The repatriation exercise forms part of broader regional efforts to manage migration safely and responsibly, particularly for citizens of Nigeria and other West African countries who have entered Libya irregularly.
