Federal Government Debunks Harassment Claims, Says Nigerians in Libya Are Safe

The Federal Government has assured that Nigerians living in Libya are safe and going about their daily activities.

This is coming in the wake of reports making the rounds that Nigerians in the country were facing harassment by Libyan authorities, following the verdict of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) which indicted the Libyan Football Association for their ill-treatment of the Nigerian team and officials while in Libya for a Nations Cup Qualifying Match.

However, a statement issued on Sunday by the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, said the report did not reflect the true situation of things, stressing that Nigerians in the North African country were going about their normal businesses.

Part of the statement read: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to convey that as of the time of making this statement, Nigerians in Libya are going about their daily activities, devoid of any form of harassment by Libyan authorities.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to reiterate that the wellbeing of Nigerian citizens anywhere in the world is a top priority of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and will continue to strive to safeguard it at all times.”