69 Nigerians Evacuated from Lebanon

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The federal government says it has successfully evacuated 69 Nigerians who were stranded in Lebanon.

Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, who made this known via his Twitter handle, @GeoffreyOnyeama, said the evacuees arrived the country today.

According to Onyeama, the evacuees comprise 50 girls who were victims of human trafficking and 19 others who could not leave the country because of travel restrictions.

He said the evacuation was done with the financial and logistic support of the Lebanese government and the Lebanese community in Nigeria.

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 Nigeria today.”

The minister expressed gratitude to the Lebanese Ambassador in Nigeria, Houssam Diad and the Nigerian Ambassador in Lebanon, Goni Zannabura, for their roles in the evacuation.