The Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has facilitated the repatriation of over 150 Nigerian migrants, predominantly women and children, through Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli.

The announcement was made on Tuesday by Migrant Rescue Watch, an advocacy group, via a post on X (formerly Twitter).

In its statement, the group revealed: “DCIM repatriated with IOM support over 150 #migrants, mainly women with children of Nigerian nationality, via Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli.”

In a related development, Libyan authorities recently arrested four Nigerians in Sabha and Bani Walid on charges of drug trafficking and testing positive for infectious diseases.