Nigerian Migrants Who Failed to Reach Europe Struggle to Resettle at Home

Nigerian Migrants Who Failed to Reach Europe Struggle to Resettle at Home
A returnee migrant (C) brought home from Libya is embraced by relatives in Benin, capital of Edo State in midwest Nigeria, on Dec. 7, 2017. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images
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LAGOS, Nigeria—After failed attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in search of greener pastures, many Nigerian migrants have yet to recover from their horrific experiences.

Months after returning home, not much has changed for the returnees, who lament their difficult experience of resettling in Nigeria after repatriation from Libya. Among the returnees, the tales are similar: failure to get a job, financial loss, accumulated debt, and disillusionment.