The Senate has begun the investigation of the alleged sale of illegal African migrants “mostly Nigerians” as slaves in Libya, which it described as a slap on the face of Nigeria.

The probe was based on a motion moved by Senator Baba Kaka Garbai (Borno-Central) at the plenary on Wednesday, entitled, ‘Urgent Need to Protect Nigerian Citizens from the Libya Slavery Auction.’

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said there was the need for Nigeria to do more to protect its citizens.

He said, “As a country, truly, it is a slap on the face of all of us if Nigerians can be treated in this manner. Like somebody said, Ivory Coast that is not as big as us is taking action to see how they can bring their own citizens back. We need to be doing similar things.”

The lawmakers unanimously granted prayers of the motion, including to “condemn in totality the current depravity and sheer animalism being exhibited by these Libyans selling fellow Africans as slaves.”

They also urged the Federal Government to urgently investigate how many Nigerians were affected by the slave sales.

The lawmakers also urged the Federal Government to urgently commence the process of repatriation and rehabilitation of Nigerian citizens “caught up in these despicable treatment and human rights abuses

kettykin:
APC is indeed cursed by God , if it is to order the military to shoot at unarmed protesters they will not waste a second , but to rescue nigerian citizens becomes an issue

sinaj:
You politifcians have not finished protecting the people within the the country, is it those that are outside you want to protect

After the eye service y'al will go about ur normal business like nothing happened.

madridguy:
This is not about APC or do you expect Nigeria Government to fly plane into desert?

madridguy:
Not only a slap on our face but punches.

Obama and Hilary Clinton, you both will never know peace for your crime against humanity.

PDJT:

But Nigeria and Nigerians that have been slaughtering Biafrans since 1945, will know peace. Keep deluding yourselves. How about your country send it’s military to attack Libya or Libyans let’s see how that pans out?

PDJT:
Nigerians always talking about their size and perhaps how it should literally translate to greatness. The English that ruled more than half of the world, how many were they then or even now? Smh.

kettykin:


These people are jokers only fit for sitcoms and commedies, the last time a needless operation pyhton dance was declared in the south east . but now we are faced with same dicey situation that made israel declare operation entebbe in uganda and America declare operation tiger claw in iran but here in nigeria it seems there is no military ,even the loud mouthed lai mohammed is no where to be seen , Tufiakwa !!!!! Nonsense

Codeofconduct:
It's quite unfortunate that our great country have not performed up to expectations since independence,
I wish our sytem can accommodate both the gradautes and dropouts.
unfortunately the system is designed to favour only the "elect class" and a few others who by reason of hard work have turn the status quo.
nontheless I see great possibilities for this country;
as our youths start to look inward towards innovative inventions,
although one is left with a question of how many investors are willing to fund this startups.
Money is not really the issue, the most important thing is the will to follow(endure) through until you achieve your dreams.
I lay my 1cent.

BeeBeeOoh:


http://punchng.com/sale-of-nigerians-in-libya-slap-on-our-face-senate/