A cross section of Libyan returnees from Edo state has said
more Nigerians would continue to flee to Libya in spite of the sufferings and
torture associated with such trips except governments at all levels become more
responsive to the yearnings of the youth.
Accusing the government of being the major
stimulator of such dangerous journeys, the returnees said if elected public
officials fulfilled even half of their electioneering campaign promises, the
number of irregular migrants from Nigeria would reduce drastically.
They consequently advised international
humanitarian agencies against routing their projects through the Nigerian
Government, lamenting that such lofty gestures hardly ever get to the intended
beneficiaries.
According to Vanguardngr, the spoke in
Benin-City, at a ceremony organized by IOM to launch and hand over a Migrant
Resource Centre MRC to the FG.
A returnee who simply identified himself as
Collins said; “ Talking about reintegration, up till today nothing has been
done. They trained us last year but the grants they promised us have not been
given. My candid advice to IOM and EU is that if you want to spend money on
returnees, do not partner with the Nigerian government. Some of us that
returned have gone back again”.
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