Libya returnees in Benin, Edo state rejected the N1,000 transport fares given them by Government to take them to their hometowns.
News from News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) says that the returnees had previously protested the non-payment of stipend as transport fare to their homes within the state and they had expected something reasonable without stating the amount.
They thought it would be a shame for him to go back to his father’s house after he sold all his belongings to travel to Europe, furthermore, the N1,000 would not take him to his destination.
Another man, Christian Otoide said that returnees were promised many things in Libya hence he agreed to return home, adding that he is disappointed.
“How will N1,000 take me to Lagos? We were working in Libya but Libya police said our government said our country is now good. That was why I returned,” he said.
The returnees claimed that announcement by the Federal Government that Nigerians should return home made Libya policemen to arrest those living comfortably in the country. So Nigerian had to cope with forceful arrest and deportation.
A 43-year-old man said he spent over N1.3 million on his failed trip to Europe, saying life is good there, it is just that blacks have no free movement in Libya.
Meanwhile, relatives of some of the returnees have stormed the premises of the Benin Motel Plaza where the returnees are lodged to find their lost ones.
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