The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that 115 Nigerian nationals, victims of human trafficking, will be repatriated from Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to Nigeria today.
The Ministry confirmed that the returnees will arrive in Lagos via a special flight operated by Air Peace. This was confirmed in a signed statement issued Saturday, by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa.
The statement reads, “The Ministry wishes to inform that one hundred and fifteen (115) Nigerian nationals that are victims of trafficking will be repatriated from Abidjan, Ivory Coast to Nigeria today via a special flight operated by Air Peace at no cost to the Nigerian Government.
According to the Vanguard, the estimated time of arrival is 3pm Nigerian time at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.
