{"id":60339,"date":"2017-11-29T21:50:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T20:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=60339"},"modified":"2017-11-29T21:50:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T20:50:43","slug":"slave-trade-libya-senate-summons-libya-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/slave-trade-libya-senate-summons-libya-envoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Slave trade in Libya: Senate summons Libya envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Senate President, Bukola Saraki today said the senate has summoned the Libya envoy in Nigeria to discuss the torture and murder of black immigrants in that country.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Saraki who condemned what he called depravity and animalism, said on his Facebook page :<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cAfter reviewing the gruesome images and videos that have populated the news media, today, the Senate took action on the ongoing slave trade in Libya.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">We passed a Resolution calling on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to summon the Libyan Ambassador to Nigeria to discuss ending the ongoing Libyan slave trade of black Africans &#8212; many of them of Nigerian descent.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Motion titled \u201cUrgent Need to Protect Nigerian Citizens from the Libya Slavery Auctions\u201d also called on Mr. President to use the opportunity of the ongoing EU-AU Summit in Abidjan to table the matter before the Libyan delegation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">As a country it is a slap in the face if Nigerians can be treated in this manner. Other countries are taking necessary actions to bring back their citizens, we need to be doing the same.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In this regard, we resolved to condemn in totality the current depravity and sheer animalism being exhibited by the Libyan slave traders, who are selling fellow Africans as slaves.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">We also urged the federal government to urgently investigate how many Nigerians are affected and urgently commence the process of repatriation and rehabilitation of Nigerian citizens caught up in these despicable treatment and human rights abuses.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate President, Bukola Saraki today said the senate has summoned the Libya envoy in Nigeria to discuss the torture and murder of black immigrants in that country. 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