The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced the return of 131 Nigerian migrants from Libya to their country, during the past week, as part of the "voluntary return" program.

The organization said in a brief statement on Thursday, that the "voluntary return" program aims to save the lives of migrants stranded in Libya and who wish to return to their homes.

At the end of May, IOM announced the facilitation of a flight to transport 141 imigrants from Libya to Mali. The flight took off from the city of Sebha to the Malian capital, Bamako.