The Federal government has rescued the 30 Nigerian ladies who went viral over the weekend after pleading for assistance to return home.
The ladies in the viral video, pleaded with President Buhari and other well-meaning Nigerians to come to their aid and rescue them.
A statement from Gabriel Odu, spokesperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, today August 4, said the ladies are currently in a more conducive apartment and would be repatriated between August 12 and 16.
The statement in part read “They will be part of One Hundred and Fifty others trafficked and stranded in Lebanon to be evacuated back to Nigeria. The Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria Mr Houssam Diab disclosed the evacuation plans when the Management of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, led by the Secretary Engr. Dr Sule Yakubu Bassi visited the Embassy in Abuja. Ambassador Diab stated that One Hundred and fifty girls will be returned home in batches. The first batch of One Hundred and Ten(110) will leave Beirut, Lebanon on 12th, August 2020 to Lagos while the Second Batch will be returned to Abuja on 16th, August 2020”