Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama through his twitter handle has announced the arrival of 69 trafficked and stranded Nigerians from Lebanon.

He said they arrived yesterday night.

He wrote:

“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 Nigeria today.

Profound gratitude to Ambassador Houssam Diad, Lebanese Ambassador in Nigeria and Ambassador Goni Zannabura, Nigerian Ambassador in Lebanon. #StayHomeSaveLives #COVID19 #EidAlfitr #EidMubarak @NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG”