As the world continue to condemn the illegal slave trading going on in Libya, President Muhamamdu Buhari's senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora has reacted to Nigerians who were affected.
Abike Dabiri
While speaking in reaction to the report of ongoing slave trade of African nationals in Libya, the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said Nigerians were warned against going to “deadly and dangerous” country.
Speaking on Channels TV programme, Politics Today, on Thursday, she said: “NEMA, my office, IOM told Nigerians that avoid Libya, it is deadly, it is dangerous, don’t go there.
“Also on the news, you have cases of Nigerians being brought back from Libya on a regular basis. So Nigeria has been bringing back its citizens from Libya.
“You can imagine the dangerous journey. Walking about 3,000kilometers that’s flying for about three hours if you are going to Europe. This might be attributed to poverty.
“Yes, the government must do the needful by creating enabling environment and jobs but it goes beyond that. What do you say of a mother who sells her land and pays off $4,000 for her daughter to go to Europe?”
Spaking further, the presidential aide said the federal government is taking steps to deter Nigerian youth from embarking on such dangerous journeys.