Slavery scandal
Nigeria, despite its multiple dysfunctions and frustrations, is not a totally Lost Cause…and is surely safer than Libya and the perilous Mediterranean waters in which so many drown while trying to escape
Nigeria must lead war against slavery
The ball is in the court of Nigeria, not just because of her leading position in the sub-region and Africa as a whole, but more importantly, because our citizens constitute the largest population of the victims of the trans-Saharan human misery.
Charly Boy’s group shuts down Libyan Embassy in Abuja, protests slave trade
Charly Boy’s group shuts down Libyan Embassy in Abuja, protests slave trade
Nigeria flies migrants home from Libya after slavery scare
Nigeria’s president said on Wednesday the government had started bringing stranded citizens home from Libya after a global outcry over reports that migrants there were being sold into slavery. Muhammadu Buhari’s comments came days after CNN aired footage that appeared to show men being auctioned as farm hands in Libya after being smuggled across the Sahara.
Buhari’s pledge to airlift Nigerians in Libya back home gladdens Fani-Kayode
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to warn Libyans in “very strong terms” against enslaving and killing Nigerians just as he said that he was glad that the ‘@MBuhari has finally acknowledged the suffering of our people in evil Libya and has pledged to airlift them back home’
UN says Libya to set up migrant transfer centre
The United Nations’ refugee agency on Wednesday welcomed a move by Libyan authorities to create a “transit and departure facility” to transfer the most vulnerable migrants to third countries.
