Edo government begins rehabilitation of Libyan returnees

Edo government begins rehabilitation of Libyan returnees

- Edo state government has approved 150 hectares of land for 150 Libyan returnees

- The governor also approved the release of N100million seed capital on the returnees

- The seed capital and land are for returnees who have passed through a skilled acquisition training in the state

As the repatriation of Nigerians in Libya continues, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has approved the release of 150 hectares of land and N100million seed capital for the 150 Libyan returnees and victims of human trafficking.

Vanguard reports that the money and land were given to those who completed a skills acquisition training at the Edo Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) office in Benin City, the Edo State capital.

The governor announced this at the graduation ceremony of the returnees in Benin city on Friday, November 30.

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According to the Governor, the returnees will be organised into cooperatives under the supervision of the Benin Owena River Basin Authority and the Edo Agricultural Development Programme (ADP).

The governor presenting a certificate to a Libyan returnee during the graduation ceremony. Photo source: Vanguard
The governor presenting a certificate to a Libyan returnee during the graduation ceremony. Photo source: Vanguard

Among the returnees, 51 were trained on crop production, 15 on Agro-processing, 68 on livestock farming and 52 on Fish farming,

The governor commended them for availing themselves of the training opportunity and promised to make them ambassadors in the state-wide campaign against human trafficking and illegal migration.

The governor presenting a certificate to a Libyan returnee during the graduation ceremony. Photo source: Vanguard
The governor presenting a certificate to a Libyan returnee during the graduation ceremony. Photo source: Vanguard

He explained that the returnees are victims of a country that has failed them, adding that the state government has a duty to make them realise their God-given potential.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Libyan government has reacted to the slave trade of Africans in Tripoli, and condemned the act as criminal and call on international communities for help.

The Libyan government called for an international campaign against illegal migration, saying that an end to the illegal journey will help in a long way to put an end to the slave trade.

Nigerians speak on slavery in Libya - on Legit.ng TV

Source: Legit.ng

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