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FG Evacuates 50 trafficked Nigerians,19 others stranded in Lebanon

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May 25, 2020
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The Federal Government on Sunday evacuated 69 stranded Nigerian citizens from Lebanon.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Sunday
According to him, they were evacuated with the support of the Lebanese government and the Lebanese community in Nigeria.

The evacuees included 50 female victims of trafficking and 19 other persons who were stranded in Lebanon.

“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.

“Profound gratitude to Ambassador Houssam Diad, Lebanese Ambassador in Nigeria and Ambassador Goni Zannabura, Nigerian Ambassador in Lebanon,” Onyeama tweeted.

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