Federal Government has evacuated eighty six stranded Nigerians, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, via Air Sudan on Friday.
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this in a tweet but did not disclose what country they flew in from.
According to the NIDCOM boss, the returnees will start a 14-day isolation, in line with the guidelines set by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as well as the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.
Sudan Air arrives Abuja with 86 stranded Nigerians on board. As expected, they proceed on a 14 day compulsory isolation as stipulated by the @DigiCommsNG @NCDCgov . Welcome home pic.twitter.com/bC1af1QKkm
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) July 3, 2020
Also, NIDCOM tweeted via its handle that all the returnees tested negative to COVID-19.
BREAKING:
EVACUATION UPDATE:Another 86 Evacuees arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja at 10 am local time via Air Sudan today, Friday, 3rd of July, 2020.
All Evacuees tested Negative to #COVID19 and will now proceed on 14 days SELF-ISOLATION as mandated PTF on #COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/keMnwyaKfr
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) July 3, 2020
On Wednesday, 172 Nigerians citizens arrived Abuja from Uganda and Kenya at around 10:20 am via Air Peace flight from Nairobi.
While some of the evacuees disembarked in the nation’s capital, others proceeded to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
All the evacuees who tested negative for COVID-19 are to undergo a 14-day self-isolation.
The evacuation was put together by Nigeria’s missions in Nairobi, Kenya, and Kampala, Uganda.
