The Federal Government has evacuated 69 Nigerian citizens who were stranded in Lebanon.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who made the announcement via his official Twitter handle said they were evacuated with the support of the Lebanese government and the Lebanese community in Nigeria.

Those evacuated include 50 female victims of trafficking and 19 other persons who were stranded in Lebanon.

The Federal Government, as part of its efforts to evacuate Nigerians who are stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic have evacuated no fewer than 900 citizens so far.