Libyan authorities have deported 80 Nigerian migrants detained across various facilities in the country, as part of ongoing efforts to curb irregular migration and decongest overcrowded detention centres.

The repatriation exercise, coordinated by the Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) in collaboration with the Nigerian Consulate in Tripoli, was carried out via Mitiga International Airport on Wednesday.

According to Migrant Rescue Watch, an organisation monitoring migrant welfare and human rights in Libya, the deportation followed judicial directives issued by the Libyan Judicial Police.

In a post on X, the group stated that the Judicial Police, acting on orders from the Public Prosecutor’s Office, had transferred a group of undocumented Nigerian women to DCIM custody in Tripoli, where they were served deportation orders before being sent home.

The organisation added that the latest batch of deportees included individuals previously held under similar judicial instructions.

It noted: “#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 development underscores Libya’s renewed crackdown on irregular migration, in collaboration with foreign missions, aimed at reducing overcrowding and improving human rights conditions within its detention facilities.