Libyan MP, Jibril Ouhaida has warned about a seemingly orchestrated scheme to fabricate a displacement crisis from Sudan to Libya. Today, he revealed that despite the intricate challenges and high costs involved, the execution of this alleged plot has already commenced.
In a recent post, Ouhaida raises poignant questions. He asked, “Who is behind this conspiracy, and what are their objectives? Who bears the burden of the exorbitant costs associated with the transportation of these so-called displaced persons, some of whom originate from regions in Sudan, like the state of Dunqulah, which has seen no security tensions?”
Continuing, he emphasizes, “We previously stated that it’s near impossible for families to migrate from Sudan to Libya due to the overwhelming challenges posed by crossing a barren desert spanning over 1,000 km, devoid of any life. However, now it seems as if certain external entities in collusion with internal parties are working to engineer this migration from Sudan to Libya.”
Ouhaida now claims to have solid information indicating that individuals linked to a United Nations-affiliated institution are actively collaborating with drivers, and transportation offices in the city of Kufra. These sources suggest that enticing offers are being made to transport families from the Sudanese-Libyan border to Kufra, charging a staggering 2,000 dinars per person, including families hailing from the secure state of Dunqulah.”
Finally, he asked “Is this considered normal, similar to the smuggling of illegal immigrants from Africa to northern Libya along the Mediterranean shores, where the cost per individual can reach as high as 20,000 USD? Can the distressed migrant or displaced individual really afford this exorbitant transportation fee?”
According to the Libyan News Agency (LANA), Libyan families fled Sudan after the armed conflict intensified between rival factions.
The families, which include more than 100 Libyans, including women, children and the elderly, arrived in the Libyan southern city of Gallo, on the first day of Eid Al-Adha.
According to LANA, the families faced dangers, hunger, and thirst, as they took a desert road and crossed the land borders through the Owainat crossing.
They have been living for decades in Khartoum, Darfur, and El Fasher. Sources told LANA that these Libyan families were exposed to looting, robbery and armed extortion, after the outbreak of the recent war.
