Federal Government has evacuated a new batch of 145 stranded Nigerians in diaspora, it emerged on Friday.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) announced this via its Twitter handle.
According to NiDCOM, the returnees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 12:45 pm, via Air Sudan but details of where they were repatriated from is yet to be known.
All evacuees will proceed on 14 days self-isolation as mandated by the Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) and the Federal Ministry of Health and Presidential Task Force (PTF).
BREAKING:
EVACUATION UPDATE:145 Nigerians arrives Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja at about 12.45pm loca time via Air Sudan today, Friday, 26th June, 2020.
All Evacuees will now proceed on 14 days SELF-ISOLATION as mandated by @NCDCgov, @Fmohnigeria and PTF on #COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/HtxLzMBWnS
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) June 26, 2020
According to NiDCOM, all evacuated persons tested negative for coronavirus before being evacuated.
The 145 evacuees all tested Negative to #coronavirus before departed Khartoum at about 9.00 am today.@NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG @NCDCgov pic.twitter.com/nRBq74VZDZ
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) June 26, 2020
Their return comes just hours after another set of 167 Nigerians returned to the country from South Africa.
They arrived Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport at exactly 9:10pm Local time on Airpeace flight 5N-BVE from Johannesburg.
BREAKING.#COVID__19
167 Nigerians stranded in South Africa have arrived Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport at exactly 9:10pm Local time on Airpeace flight 5N-BVE from Johannesburg.
The 167 evacuees ALL TESTED NEGATIVE before being EVACUATED.#Thread pic.twitter.com/Y5NZ2mAHtv
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) June 25, 2020
They will proceed on 14 days self-isolation as mandated by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and others health bodies.
They will now proceed on 14 days SELF-ISOLATION as mandated by @NCDCgov Ministry of Health and Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.@NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG @abikedabiri pic.twitter.com/wbaVR79gud
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) June 25, 2020
45 evacuees disembarked Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and at about 9:50 pm the plane left for Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with 122 evacuees.
45 evacuees disembarked Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and at about 9:50 pm the plane left for Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with 122 evacuees.#NiDCOMDaily pic.twitter.com/KyuL5UUccr
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) June 25, 2020
Meanwhile, about 18 stranded Nigerians in some European Countries have departed citizenM Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France to Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport, Lagos in a repatriation exercise coordinated by the Nigerian Mission in France monitored by NiDCOM.
Evacuation Update:
About 18 Stranded Nigerians in some European Countries just departed citizenM Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, 8 a.m to Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport Lagos in a repatriation exercise coordinated by the Nigerian Mission in France monitored by NiDCOM pic.twitter.com/uqfsPpmHGD
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) June 26, 2020
They are homebound on a free chartered flight facilitated by Total company.
