Nigeria's ambassador to Libya says that over 3,000 Nigerian migrants have been repatriated from Libya between January and November 2022.

According to a statement, Ambassador Kabiru Musa said they were evacuated under the International Organization for Migration (IOM) voluntary humanitarian return programme.

Musa said another 159 stranded Nigerians arrived at the Murtala Muhammed international airport on Tuesday.

He said the repatriation by the Nigerian mission in Tripoli is part of the government’s citizen diplomacy drive to protect Nigerians across the world.

“We have again successfully evacuated another batch of 159 stranded Nigerians from Libya. As you know, most of them here are irregular migrants without travel documents and consequently face difficult situations in the country,” he added.

“The federal government and the minister of foreign affairs have taken this as a priority to ensure that none of its citizens will be left stranded in a foreign country. The exercise is worldwide, and not limited to Libya alone."