167 EVACUEES FROM SOUTH AFRICA ARRIVE NIGERIA
One hundred and sixty-seven Nigerians (167) Nigerians stranded in South Africa have returned to the country on Thursday, June 25, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission revealed.
The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, at exactly 9:10pm local time on Air Peace flight from Johannesburg.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), who made the disclosure in a tweet, on the night of Thursday, said the evacuees had tested negative to coronavirus but will proceed on 14 days self-isolation as mandated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Ministry of Health.
“167 Nigerians stranded in South Africa have arrived Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport at exactly 9:10 pm Local time on Air Peace flight 5N-BVE from Johannesburg.
“The 167 evacuees ALL TESTED NEGATIVE before being EVACUATED. They will now proceed on 14 days SELF-ISOLATION as mandated by the NCDC, the Ministry of Health and Presidential Task Force on COVID-19,” the tweet read.
The agency said 45 of the “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.”
Recall, the last evacuation was carried out on June 13, when 269 Nigerians from India arrived in Nigeria via an Air Peace Plane, Eons Intelligence reported.
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