Libyan authorities have deported 80 Nigerian migrants detained in various centres across the country as part of ongoing efforts to curb irregular migration and decongest overcrowded facilities.
The Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), in collaboration with the Nigerian Consulate in Tripoli, coordinated the repatriation exercise through Mitiga International Airport on Wednesday.
Migrant Rescue Watch, a humanitarian group monitoring migrant welfare in Libya, confirmed the operation, noting that the deportation followed judicial directives issued by the Libyan Judicial Police.
In a statement on X, the group said, “Judicial Police Dept., on orders of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, transferred a group of undocumented migrant females of Nigerian nationality to DCIM custody in Tripoli. All females were served with judicial deportation orders and are awaiting deportation.”
It added that the latest batch of deportees included some migrants earlier transferred under judicial orders.
“#Libya 11.11.25 – DCIM, with Nigerian consular support, repatriated 80 migrants of Nigerian nationality via Mitiga Int. Airport in Tripoli. The group includes migrants transferred by the Judicial Police who were served with judicial deportation orders,” the organisation stated.
The repatriation is part of renewed efforts by Libyan authorities, in collaboration with diplomatic missions, to regulate the presence of undocumented migrants and address concerns over overcrowding and human rights conditions in detention facilities.
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