Twitter users have reacted to the evacuation of 265 Nigerians from Dubai on Wednesday by the Federal Government, as part of its effort to evacuate willing citizens of the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The returnees arrived Lagos on Wednesday evening, aboard an Emirates Airline flight, which is the first of at least two other flights scheduled to evacuate Nigerians within the next few days.
According to the minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, all 265 returnees tested negative to COVID-19 before boarding the flight, but they are expected to be quarantined for 14 days in selected hotels to ascertain their coronavirus-free status.
Welcome home ! NCDC officials addressing stranded Nigerian returnees from Dubai. They will be proceeding to a location for compulsory isolation . All 256 tested negative for Covid 19 before boarding from Dubai pic.twitter.com/gHow6EKEO2
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) May 6, 2020
The Minister had earlier revealed that over 4,000 Nigerians are waiting to be evacuated across the world back to the country.
MDB reported that discussions are ongoing with British Airways to airlift 300 Nigerians from London on Friday. Arrangements are also being made with Ethiopian airlines for a flight from New York to Abuja next Monday.
See some reactions below;
For this 256 Nigerians to openly come out and say they want to come back to their father land then alot of things is at stake at UAE.
Discrimination and racism is a general problem we all need to tackle globally
God bless us abundantly
256 Nigerians
— barbie (@Somebos1) May 7, 2020
At this point it looks safer for the 256 Nigerians to remain in UAE than return to Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/93l9CDw2I6
— Tj Dread (@dreadnst9n) May 7, 2020
256 Nigerians arrive in Lagos from UAE and the first thing that came to my mind was why?
Because of corona virus?..makes me remember when Libya returnees were giving 10k to start up life again…— Man Like Praise™ (@First_alphas) May 7, 2020
For this 256 Nigerians to openly come out and say they want to come back to their father land then alot of things is at stake at UAE.
Discrimination and racism is a general problem we all need to tackle globally
God bless us abundantly
256 Nigerians
— Mayowa Olagunju ❁ (@iam_doctormayor) May 7, 2020
Me pained after thinking about the reasons that made 256 Nigerians leave UAE https://t.co/sl5NCBxdQr
— Khalid Prince (@TheKhal33d) May 7, 2020
Hope the 256 Nigerians that came in are in isolation for 14 days???? pic.twitter.com/kAlkEeKrpC
— GeneralAsap (@GenSnowpace) May 7, 2020
I want to believe there are plans for 256 Nigerians evacuated from Dubai.
I’m saying this because I have reached a point where I doubt the generosity of this Country.
I just hope this isn’t for the usual media charade.— Premier (@SodiqTade) May 7, 2020
256 Nigerians were evacuated from Dubai.
256 is the country calling code for Uganda.Are you thinking what am thinking? #UgandavsNigeria pic.twitter.com/kX5aIK9wLc
— King Freak 👑 (@KingTule) May 7, 2020
The 256 Nigerians evacuated from UAE are now in Nigeria. 💔
Just imagine if you successfully found your way out of Nigeria and you were brought back to this country yesterday what would you do? pic.twitter.com/HZRHQ4BJNY
— Tunde Ednut (@TundeEddnut) May 7, 2020
