86 Stranded Nigerians Arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport
Eighty six stranded Nigerians on Friday arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, via Air Sudan.
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this in a tweet but did not disclose where they returned from.
According to the NIDCOM boss, the returnees will go on 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.
https://twitter.com/abikedabiri/status/1278990235364450304
Also, NIDCOM tweeted on its handle that the returnees had 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
All the evacuees who tested negative for COVID-19 are to undergo a 14-day self-isolation as mandated by the NCDC, the federal ministry of health and PTF on COVID-19.
The latest evacuation was put together by Nigeria’s missions in Nairobi, Kenya, and Kampala, Uganda.
