One of the recent Libya
returnees, Endurance Omeyo has lamented how his leg was amputated and how he
bought freedom with N250,000.
Omeyo from Uromi in Edo State
said he went to Libya in 2016, after he lost his father and was frustrated.
He recounted how he got arrested
while fleeing Libya on his way to Italy and had to bail himself with sum of
N250,00 from a friend to buy his freedom.
Upon his release, he was shot
while with some friends and had his leg amputated.
He was among 245 more Nigerians
who voluntarily returned from Libya on Tuesday night
Omeyo who spoke to reporters
said: “I come from a very poor home. I lost my father about 12 years ago and
only my mother was left to be facing the stress.
“That is why I went to Libya to
cross the sea and go to Italy, but unfortunately, I couldn’t make it as we were
arrested while on the sea.
“We were 160 people on that boat
but 110 died and only 50 of us survived. They now took us back to prison in
Libya.”
According to him, he spent over a
month in captivity before a friend from Italy sent him N250, 000 which he used
to buy his freedom from his captors.
The 28-year-old said a few weeks
after, he was shot while in company of two friends, which led to the amputation
of his leg.
“I spent months in the hospital,
until my mother went to borrow N400, 000 which was used to perform three
surgeries on me and that is why I am alive today,” he disclosed.
The returnees were assisted back
to Nigeria by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the
European Union (EU) after expressing interest to leave Libya where they had
been stranded enroute Europe.
They comprised 66 adult females,
74 adult males, four children and six infants.
The urge to live abroad is in the blood of Edo people.See now that guy has lost a lot of money which would have been put into profitable use,and lost his leg.My brother I sympathise with you.
ReplyDeleteThe urge to live abroad is in the blood of Edo people.See now that guy has lost a lot of money which would have been put into profitable use,and lost his leg.My brother I sympathise with you.
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