TRIPOLI, Sept 9 (NNN-LANA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), yesterday said, it repatriated 151 illegal Bangladeshi migrants from Libya.
“This week, IOM assisted 151 migrants to safely return home to Bangladesh, through the VHR (Voluntary Humanitarian Return) programme, in a charter flight from Benghazi to Dhaka,” IOM said, in a statement.
On Wednesday, Libyan Interior Minister, Emad al-Tarabelsi, repatriated 270 illegal migrants, confirming that more illegal migrants will be deported from Libya soon.
Due to the insecurity and chaos in the country, since the fall of late leader Muammar Gaddafi’s government in 2011, many migrants, mostly Africans, chose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores from Libya.
So far this year, a total of 10,646 illegal migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya, according to the IOM.– NNN-LANA
