53 NIGERIAN RETURNEES FROM GHANA AND BENIN REPUBLIC ARRIVE LAGOS
Another batch of 53 Nigerian returnees from Ghana and Benin Republic arrived Seme Border in Lagos State today.
It was gathered that 39 out of the 53 returnees who returned from Ghana came in two luxurious buses with registration numbers, Lagos KTU 833XY and LSD 614 YR.
The remaining 14 Nigerian returnees from the Benin Republic were dropped by different vehicles at the border by officials from the Benin Republic
The Returnees include 39 males and 14 females.
One of the officials from the Benin Republic said “they arrived at 3:30 a.m. today from Ghana and Republic of Benin.
“While those from Ghana came in two luxurious buses, the returnees from the Benin Republic were dropped here by different cars.
“We have informed officials of Lagos State Ministry of Health and they are on their way to Seme border to evacuate the returnees to isolation centres in Badagry where COVID-19 screening will be conducted on them,” he said.
Recall that 23 Nigerian returnees from the Togo Republic arrived Seme Border in Lagos State in the early hours of Sunday, April 12.
With the latest returnees, the number of Nigerians from neighbouring countries that arrived through Seme border is now 153.
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