Libya deports 80 Nigerians over illegal residency

Libyan authorities have deported 80 Nigerians detained in different holding facilities across the country as part of an ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrants and efforts to ease congestion in detention centres.

The repatriation, carried out on Wednesday through Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, was coordinated by Libya’s Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) in collaboration with the Nigerian Consulate.

Migrant Rescue Watch, a group monitoring migrant rights and welfare in Libya, confirmed the operation in a post on X, noting that the deportation was executed following directives from the Libyan Judicial Police.

“Judicial Police Dept. on orders of Public Prosecutor’s Office transferred a group of undocumented migrant females of Nigerian nationality to DCIM custody in Tripoli. All females were served with judicial deportation order and are awaiting deportation,” the organisation stated.

Providing further details, it added, “#Libya 11.11.25 – DCIM with Nigerian consular support, repatriated 80 migrants of Nigerian nationality via Mitiga Int. Airport in Tripoli. The group includes migrants transferred by the Judicial Police who were served with judicial deportation order.”

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