The Federal Government has repatriated 169 citizens who were released from prisons in the country...

Mogadishu (Caasimada Online) – The Federal Government of Somalia has today repatriated 169 citizens who were released from prisons in Libya, where they had been suffering for a long time.

A plane carrying the repatriated citizens brought 140 people, mostly young individuals, to Mogadishu, where they were warmly welcomed at Aden Adde International Airport by officials from the Federal Government, particularly from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia.

Additionally, 29 of the people repatriated today were disembarked at the airport in Hargeisa, as stated by the director of the diaspora and expatriates department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The young individuals who spoke to the media expressed their happiness at returning to their homeland, thanking the government for rescuing them from the prisons in Libya where they faced hardships.

They also called on government leaders to continue their efforts and to assist other young people who are still suffering inside Libya.

“I urge the Somali government, especially President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, to take action for the Somali youth who are still in prisons and suffering there,” said one of the young people who was brought back.

The Somali government has made significant efforts to rescue these young individuals who had been suffering in prisons in Libya for a long time, and it has now succeeded in bringing them back to their homeland.

Previously, similar efforts have successfully repatriated Somali youth who were trapped in Libya, which is one of the places where Somalis face severe hardships.

Nevertheless, the Government of Somalia has stated that they will be informed about these youths until they are reunited with their families.

Also, international organizations working with the Government of Somalia on the repatriation of citizens suffering in foreign countries will provide financial assistance for their recovery.