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2023: Sixteen Nigerians, 638 others deported from Shahat
Sixteen Nigerians and 638 other migrants of different nationalities were deported from Shahat Immigration Detention Center, Libya in 2023.
The other nationals included eight Bangladeshi, 56 Chadians, 467 Egyptians, 101 Sudanese and six Syrians.
The statistics was contained in a statement by the Migrant Rescue Watch.
It said: “DCIM deportation statistics for Shahat Immigration Detention Center. In year 2023 a total 654 #migrants of different nationalities were repatriated including 20 medical cases. Nationalities: Bangladesh 8, Chad 56, Egypt 467, Nigeria 16, Sudan 101 and Syria 6.”
Also providing the summary of meeting held in Benghazi by Minister of Interior Maj.Gen. Issam Abu Zariba with heads of DCIM, Ports Authority and Coastal Security, Migrant Rescue Watch said: “The meeting dealt with working mechanisms needed to reduce the phenomena of illegal immigration and human smuggling.”