August 15, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government of Nigeria on Saturday, received 22 family members of slain Islamic State (ISIS) fighters, who had been repatriated from Libya.
The relatives, flown to the nation’s capital, Abuja, were among the 101 stranded Nigerians in Libya.
Head of Media, National Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abdur-Rahman Balogun, confirmed the return in a statement.
Those brought back were received by officials of Foreign Affairs Ministry, NIDCOM, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Others were National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and Port Health.
“The stranded Nigerians include the 22 family members of suspected former members of ISIS that were killed in Libya as well as their children,” Balogun said.
Balogun said all evacuees came with negative PCR test for COVID-19, and landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport GAT wing, aboard Airforce C130.
ISIS fighters are scattered across Libya, which has been engulfed in violent extremism since the death of Muammar Gaddafi, the country’s strong man.
Gaddafi was killed in a violent uprising in 2011.
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