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FG Fumes As 3 Men Burn Nigerian Migrant Worker Alive In Tripoli

October 10, 2020 4:08 am

The Federal Government has condemned ‘in strong terms’ the killing of a Nigerian in Tripoli, Libya.

The Nigerian whose identity has not been confirmed was doused in petrol on Wednesday at a factory in Tripoli by three Libyan nationals before being set on fire.

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Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa in a statement on Thursday signed by a spokesperson for NIDCOM, Gabriel Odu described the act as ‘dastardly, beastial and unacceptable.’

Meanwhile a statement by the Libyan Interior Ministry has condemned the act insisting that it is a …

Libya Peace Talks Break Down As Rivals Pull Out

February 25, 2020 6:01 pm

Khalifa Haftar’s forces have been moving towards the capital Tripoli as the internationally recognized government struggles to repel them. Efforts by the UN to reconcile the rivals have lasted almost a year.

Peace talks between the government of Libya and rival military commander Khalifa Haftar collapsed on Monday after 10 months of conflict, the parties announced.

The rival eastern-Libya parliament, backed by warlord Haftar, said it would not take part in the United-Nations-backed talks as not all of its 13 representatives had been approved.

This announcement came just a few hours after the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)

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At Least 28 Dead In Raid On Tripoli Military School

January 5, 2020 4:22 pm

At least 28 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday in an air strike on a military school in the Libyan capital Tripoli, a ministry spokesman said.

“An air raid on the military school of Tripoli killed 28 cadets and injured dozens more,” Amin al-Hashemi, spokesman for the health ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) said.

At the time of the strike the cadets were gathered on a parade ground before going to their dormitories, he added.

The military school is in al-Hadba al-Khadra, a residential sector of the Libyan capital.

The GNA health ministry called for …