Lebanese ambassador to Nigeria react to video of Nigerian ladies stranded in Lebanon
Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Houssam Diab, says most Nigerians in Lebanon were not trafficked but entered the country legally.
He spoke at a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja.
Diab said the Nigerian ladies who called for help on the video clip on the social media were stranded because their employers have not been able to pay them due to the global economic crisis.
“As of May 1, the Lebanese government stopped issuing visas for domestic workers coming from Nigeria.”
NAN quoted him as saying about 90 percent of the travel agencies involved are Nigerian.
“They apply through Lebanese agencies in Lebanon through the security to acquire work visas and work permits for the ladies.”
The envoy added that most of the estimated 5,000 Nigerians living in his country were gainfully employed.
He confirmed that Lebanon and Nigeria had evacuated 500 ladies, with 200 more to be evacuated soon.
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