The Senate has begun the
investigation of the alleged sale of illegal African migrants “mostly
Nigerians” as slaves in Libya, which it described as a slap on the face of
Nigeria.
The probe was based on a motion moved by
Senator Baba Kaka Garbai (Borno-Central) at the plenary on Wednesday, entitled,
‘Urgent Need to Protect Nigerian Citizens from the Libya Slavery Auction.’
President of the Senate, Bukola
Saraki, said there was the need for Nigeria to do more to protect its citizens.
He said, “As a country, truly, it is a
slap on the face of all of us if Nigerians can be treated in this manner. Like
somebody said, Ivory Coast that is not as big as us is taking action to see how
they can bring their own citizens back. We need to be doing similar things.”
The lawmakers unanimously granted prayers
of the motion, including to “condemn in totality the current depravity and
sheer animalism being exhibited by these Libyans selling fellow Africans as
slaves.”
They also urged the Federal Government to
urgently investigate how many Nigerians were affected by the slave sales.
The lawmakers also urged the Federal
Government to urgently commence the process of repatriation and rehabilitation
of Nigerian citizens “caught up in these despicable treatment and human rights
abuses.”
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