Mogadishu Special Envoy for migration and children’s rights, Mariam Yassin, received Somali nationals at Mogadishu’s Adan Abdulle Airport.
The first secretary of the Somali Embassy in Libya, Ayub Hashi Isse, said these youths are held by armed gang human-traffickers in Libya.
Isse says they faced “horrific” conditions during in the captivity and urged young people to stop migrating and instead invest in their country.
For the last two decades, Libya has been the main starting point for African refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean in order to reach Europe.
Source: Somali National News Agency