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After a little lull, eviction of Nigerians from Libya has resumed with another batch of 175 people stranded in the North African country repatriated having agreed to voluntarily return home.

The returnees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos late Tuesday aboard a chartered Nouvel Air aircraft with registration number TS-INA.

The returnees comprised 34 males, 122 females, 10 children and nine infants.

From inception of the exercise, more women have been repatriated with officials believing majority of them were trafficked.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) however disclosed that it has sent 315 Nigerians to prison for human trafficking with a total conviction of 265.

The returnees whose repatriation was facilitated by International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Nigerian Embassy in Libya were received at the Hajj Camp area of the airport by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Police.

Also on ground to receive them were officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

Director, Search and Rescue, NEMA, Air Commodore Paul Ohemu said the agency in collaboration with the IOM was working to stem irregular migration and return stranded Nigerians from Libya.

Ohemu advised Nigerians to stay back and contribute their quota to the socio-economic development of the country, saying NEMA and some state governments had put various schemes in place to help rehabilitate and reintegrate the returnees into the society.

"There are a lot of things you can do in Nigeria here. You don't have to travel outside the country in search of greener pastures. Parents should keep tab on their children and ensure they know where their children are going to and not to be deceived by phantom promises," he said.

Also speaking, Zonal Director, NAPTIP, Lagos Zone, Mr Joseph Famakinwa said the Federal Government had intensified efforts to curb human trafficking and bring traffickers to book, saying more and more traffickers would be convicted.

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175 Nigerians return from Libya as deportation resumes - Daily Trust