Migrant Rescue Watch

Saturday, March 7, 2020

NEMA receives another batch of 116 Nigerians from Libya

Libya 26.02.2020 - 116 Nigerian migrants including women and children returned safely home with IOM & EU assistance #AfricaTrustFund

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received another batch of 116 Nigerians, who volunteered to be repatriated back to Nigeria from Libya.

The Acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, received the returnees on behalf of Mr Mustapha Maihajja, the Director-General of the agency.

Farinloye said that the Nigerians arrived the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, a late hour on Wednesday night.

According to him, the returnees were brought via Al Buraq Air Boeing 737 Aircraft with flight number UZ 188/26 and registration number 5A-DMG-MJI.

He said that the returnees were brought by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union on the platform of the Assisted Voluntary Returnees (AVR) Programme.

Farinloye said after profiling, the returnees comprised 48 female adults, two female children, five female infants as well as 53 male adults, five male children and three male infants.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other agencies that received the returnees included the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

One of the returnees, who identified herself as Sola Adeleke, 38 years old, appealed to the Federal Government to deal decisively with human traffickers, who misled Nigerians with fake information on greener pastures that do not exist outside the country.

Adeleke, an indigene of Ibadan, Oyo State, said the traffickers subjected their victims to the inhuman treatment they would never expose their children to.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/nema-receives-another-batch-of-116-nigerians-from-libya/

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#SAR #LibyanCoastguard #migrants #migrantcrisis #TogetherForRescue #Frontex #Seenotrettung #LibyscheKüstenwache #wirschickeneinschiff #SeaWatch #OpenArms #OceanViking #AlanKurdi #together4rescue #UNHCR

OCC "Panther" brings 35 rescued migrants to Tripoli

🔴 SAR Op 27.02.20 - OCC "Panther" rescued 35 migrants from 1 boat. All rescued disembarked safely in Tripoli where they received humanitarian and medical assistance. Migrants mistakenly identified rescuing vessel as an "American" due to striking similarity of Liberian and USA flags. "Alarm Phone" falsely reported 44 persons in distress.

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Monday, March 2, 2020

Zuwara Coastal Security rescued 64 migrants

🔴 SAR Op 25.02.20 - Zuwara Coastal Security rescued 64 migrants incl. women and children from 1 boat 30 nm North of Sabratha. Rescued migrants disembarked safely in Zuwara and were provided with humanitarian and medical assistance. All transferred to DCIM authorities for further processing and accommodation.

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IOM continuously provides basic medical assistance to stranded migrants

* Libya 24.02.20 - IOM medical teams continuously provides regular basic health care service to stranded migrants at Triq Al Seka Immigration Detention Center.

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German NGO "Sea-Watch" waited 4 days for a new migrant delivery from smugglers!

* Libya 24.02.20 - German NGO "Sea-Watch" instead of proceeding immediately with "rescued" to the next port was actually cruising 4 days up and down the Libyan coast with 121 migrants on board without requesting a port of safety and waiting for another migrant delivery from human smugglers!

#Pullfactor #Shuttleservice

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Libyan Coast Guard in 2 days rescued 548 migrants

Libyan Coast Guard between 17 and 18.02.2020 rescued in 7 different SAR operations 548 migrants incl. women and children.

So far this year Libyan Coast Guard and Coastal Security rescued 1,737 migrants in 24 SAR operations. Reported fatalities: 0 - SAVING LIVES AT SEA !

One of three migrants rescue operations conducted by Libyan Coast Guard ship "Ras Jadar" on 17.02.2020 (VIDEO)

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Libyan Security Forces during desert patrol apprehended 40 illegal migrants

* Libya 18.02.20 - Joint security forces during desert patrol apprehended 40 illegal migrants 80 km South of Rabyanah city. All transferred to Security Directorate for processing and completion of legal proceedings.

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