Libya Slave Trade: Osinbajo Holds Crucial Meeting With NEMA, NIPTS

The Vice President of Nigeria and a processor of law, Yemi Osinbajo held an emergency meeting with some agencies over some Nigerians who are stranded in Libya as a result of the trending slave trade in the country.

In a reaction to President Buhari’s words of assurance in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, that his administration would evacuate the remaining Nigerians stranded in Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe,
Osinbajo met with the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Refugee Commission for a joint review of the situation on Wednesday.

He reiterated the commitment of Buhari’s administration in ensuring that young Nigerians are no longer exposed to the danger involved in wandering through the Sahara desert.

Osinbajo said it was necessary to sensitise young Nigerians on the danger involved in crossing the Mediterranean.

He said it had become imperative for them to review the situation and take a position on how to halt the trend.