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FG Evacuates 69 Stranded Nigerians From Lebanon
... About 50 ladies Trafficked Were Evacuated
The Federal Government has disclosed that it has evacuated 69 stranded Nigerians including 50 trafficked ladies from Lebanon into the country on Sunday.
The persons were brought in through the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
This disclosure was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on his Twitter handle.
He appreciated the Lebanese Government for their support in the evacuation process.
“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 in Nigeria today (Sunday).
“Profound gratitude to Ambassador Houssam Diad, Lebanese Ambassador in Nigeria and Ambassador Goni Zannabura, Nigerian Ambassador in Lebanon,” he wrote.
