Federal Government has announced the arrival of 69 evacuated Nigerians, including 50 trafficked ladies, from Lebanon.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made the announcement via his official Twitter handle on Sunday.
He said the Nigerians were evacuated with the support of Lebanese government and Lebanese community in Nigeria.
His tweet reads;
With the financial and logistic support of the Lebanese Government and Lebanese community in Nigeria, 50 trafficked Nigerian girls and 19 stranded Nigerians were successfully evacuated from Lebanon and arrived in Nigeria today (Sunday).
With the financial and logistic support of the Lebanese Government and Lebanese community in Nigeria, 50 trafficked Nigerian girls and 19 stranded Nigerians were successfully evacuated from #Lebanon and arrived Nigeria today.
— Geoffrey Onyeama (@GeoffreyOnyeama) May 24, 2020
In a follow up tweet, the Minister added;
Profound gratitude to Ambassador Houssam Diad, Lebanese Ambassador in Nigeria and Ambassador Goni Zannabura, Nigerian Ambassador in Lebanon.
Profound gratitude to Ambassador Houssam Diad, Lebanese Ambassador in Nigeria and Ambassador Goni Zannabura, Nigerian Ambassador in Lebanon. #StayHomeSaveLives #COVID19 #EidAlfitr #EidMubarak @NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG
— Geoffrey Onyeama (@GeoffreyOnyeama) May 24, 2020
The Federal Government embarked on evacuation of Nigerians abroad as part of its efforts to protect citizens amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over 900 Nigerians have been successfully evacuated from United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Saudi Arabia.
