Anthonia Duru
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that a total of 69 Nigerians have been evacuated from Lebanon.
Onyeama made this known on Sunday evening via his verified Twitter handle.
The minister said the evacuees include 50 trafficked girls and 19 stranded Nigerians.
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He tweeted: “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.”
