FG RESCUES 30 TRAFFICKED NIGERIAN GIRLS IN LEBANON

Nigerian Mission in Lebanon has rescued and relocated to a more conducive accommodation 30 Nigerian girls trafficked to Lebanon.
They will be part of the other 150 trafficked Nigerian girls in Lebanon who would be evacuated back to Nigeria on August 12.
The 30 ladies had in a video appealed to the Federal Government to urgently rescue them from the country.
Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Gabriel Odu, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said the Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Houssam Diab, has discussed the evacuation plans with NiDCOM Secretary, Dr Sule Yakubu Bassi, who visited the Embassy in Abuja.
The statement said Diab assured that the 150 girls would be returned home in batches, adding that the first batch of 110 will leave Beirut, Lebanon on August 12 to Lagos while the second batch would be returned to Abuja on August 16.
“The diplomat commended the efforts of the Lebanese community and the Oyo State Government who is sponsoring the return of 55 of the girls,” the statement said.
It said Bassi commended the dedication and commitment of the Nigerian Ambassador to Lebanon, Amb. Goni Bura, the mission staff, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Oyo and Ogun State Governments, and other strategic partners.
A break down showed that 41 of the girls hailed from Oyo State; Ogun, 21; Lagos, 12; Ondo, 18; Osun, 26; Imo, 3; Kwara, 9; Ekiti, 6; Delta 3 while Enugu, Kogi, Edo, Ebonyi, Benue, Abia, Akwa Ibom and Anambra had one each.