Mogadishu,Sunatimes-The Libyan government has freed Somali inmates who illegally entered in its territory, the Somali ambassador to the northern African Arab nation Abdi Qani Mohamed Waays revealed on wednesday.

During a via phone press conference for Mogadishu-based media, the Somali ambassador said that at least ten Somali inmates mostly young people were freed from a Libyan custody adding that more others are due to be released in the near future.

"After more efforts and hard struggle, our embassy has achieved to release Somali youths from custody here in Libya and we will continue such duty until all Somali inmates in the country will be freed" the Somali diplomat said during his Monday’s teleconference.

He said that the Libyan government immigration department has pledged to help his embassy repatriate the released Somalis to their homeland.

"We are very grateful to the brother government of Libya which accepted our demand to free Somalis in Libyan jails and the rest will be released in the coming future--I am sure that, but I cant fix the exact date" the Somali ambassador to Libya added.

Libya is the main gate way that desperate African illegal immigrants including Somalis go through when they want to enter Europe in search of jobs and a better life risking their lives during the adventure through the Mediterranean Sea which links North Africa to Europe.