Some 29 persons have departed Lebanon for Nigeria, Chairman of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa said on Saturday.
Among the passengers is Peace Ufuoma, the girl who was put on sale on Facebook by a Lebanese and rescued by the Nigerian mission.
A Lebanese man, Wael Jerro, had placed a $1,000 price on the Nigerian lady before he was reported to the Lebanese government.
READ ALSO: FG Reports Lebanese Man Who Put Nigerian Lady For Sale
Dabiri-Erewa said the flight back home had received support from the Chairman of the Diaspora Committee at the House of Representatives, Tolu Akande-Sadipe, the Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Julie Okah-Donli, the Nigerian mission in Lebanon and the Lebanese ambassador to Nigeria.
NIDCOM has been heavily involved in bringing Nigerians abroad back home since the coronavirus pandemic shut down most commercial airspaces across the world.
In May, the federal government had facilitated the evacuation of 69 Nigerian citizens stranded in Lebanon.
A series of injuries have decimated Argentine World Cup winner Martinez's season.
Spurs have made a habit of recovering from slow starts to win in recent months,…
In its Easter message, the FIRS had shared a flier showing a Point of Sale…
A field of 96 players will compete at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas as the…
Six police officers were gruesomely murdered in Ohoro Forest, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta…
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore has faulted the attitude…