The Federal Government on Sunday 24th May 2020 through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said it evacuated 69 Nigerians stranded in Lebanon.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who made the announcement via his official Twitter handle, said the evacuated Nigerians have arrived the country, and this was made possible through the support of the Lebanese government and its community in Nigeria
The statement reads ”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”.
According to the statement, 50 female victims of trafficking and 19 other persons stranded in Lebanon were brought back to the country.
The Minister expresses profound gratitude to Ambassador Houssam Diad, Lebanese Ambassador in Nigeria and Ambassador Goni Zannabura, Nigerian Ambassador in Lebanon.