The Head of European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS Amb. Ketil Karlsen revealed that 111 Nigerian migrants trapped in Libya are expected to return home on today.

Karlsen made this known on Wednesday while fielding questions from newsmen in Abuja.

He said that EU, in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), had so far facilitated the safe and voluntary return of 7,720 stranded Nigerians in Libya.

The envoy said that the situation of Nigerian migrants trapped in Libya was a matter of priority to EU.

He noted that the union was intensifying dialogue with partners on finding a durable and long term solution to the problem of irregular migration.

He said that EU had established a Trust Fund aimed at investing in youth through training and jobs creation as part of the efforts to address the root cause of irregular migration.

The envoy also said that EU was expanding its humanitarian support in the North-Eastern part of the country to include jobs creation for the displaced populations.

Karlsen said that EU had supported water and sanitation projects in 14 states to the tune of 353.5 million Euros, reaching and benefitting more than four million people in the country.