The Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Government to commence urgent diplomatic and humanitarian efforts to repatriate Nigerian women and their children currently languishing in Libyan prisons.
The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Senator Bassey (Cross River South) on the urgent need to protect Nigerians from trafficking, slavery, and human rights abuses in Libya.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) moved an additional prayer calling on the Nigerian Immigration Service and the Nigeria Correctional Service to liaise with their Libyan counterparts to facilitate the repatriation of Nigerian female inmates and their children born in detention.
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