The National Association of Nigerian
Students (NANS), on Friday, lauded President Muhammadu Buhari on the
steps being taken to end enslavement of Nigerians in Libya.
The National Public Relations Officer
of NANS, Bestman Okereafor, gave this commendation in a statement
issued in Enugu.
Okereafor said that the report of
“Libyans slave-trading’’ on Nigerians was a slap on the face of
Nigerians and democracy in Africa.
NANS also appreciated Sen. Kaka
Baba-Bashir (Borno Central), for sponsoring a motion on the urgent
need to protect the Nigerian citizens from being sold into slavery.
“NANS, however, lauded the pro-active
gesture of the president for finally acknowledging the suffering of
our people in Libya and promising to transport them back home.
“This is a step in the right
direction; as the giant of Africa, we must warn the Libyans in very
strong terms to stop killing and enslaving our people,’’
Okereafor said.
According to him, NANS is passionately
calling on Nigerians to stop chasing shadows abroad and come back
home to be partners in progress in the development of Nigeria.
“Even NANS will be engaging the
Libyan embassy in Nigeria,’’ he said.
The presidency had set-up a
high-powered committee to check the rising spate of human trafficking
in Nigeria, especially young people crossing over to North Africa and
Europe.
However, millions of Nigerians had
expressed sadness on the recent development in Libya; slavery and
slave trade, which happened in Africa about 100 years ago.
-PM News
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