The 30 Nigerians stranded in Lebanon appealing for help in a viral video have been rescued by the Nigerian Mission in Lebanon, and have been relocated to a more conducive apartment.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission , NIDCOM tweeted on Tuesday that the rescued girls will be part of one hundred and fifty others trafficked and stranded in Lebanon to be Evacuated back to Nigeria.
It stated further that the evacuation will be done in batches noting that the first batch of One Hundred and Ten(110) will leave Beirut, Lebanon on 12th, August, 2020 to Lagos while the Second Batch will be returned to Abuja on 16th, August, 2020.
The Commission applauded the excellent ties existing between Nigeria and Lebanon and urged both countries to sustain the cordial relationship.
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“As part of the Nigerian Embassy’s Consular responsibility, the ladies on the said video that went viral and many other distressed Nigerian domestic workers were located and relocated to a more safer place. Suffice to say that 150 of these stranded victims are expected to be evacuated next week and handed over to Naptip, the agency responsible for trafficking “.
A break down shows:Oyo State- 41,Ogun — 21,Lagos -12,Ondo-18 ,Osun -26,Imo -3, Kwara– 9, Enugu — 1 ,Ekiti — 6 ,Kogi — 1 ,Edo — 1,Delta — 3,Ebonyi -1,Benue — 1 Abia –1,Akwa Ibom –1,Anambra — 1.
The ladies, in a video, said they regretted travelling to Lebanon.
“We are stranded. Please, we are pleading. We need your help. We are living and sleeping in one room.
“We regret coming to this place (Lebanon); we want to return to our father’s land. Please help us,” they appealed to the Nigerian government.
