Another 86 stranded Nigerians on friday arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 10am local time via Air Sudan.
It was disclosed by the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a post she shared on Twitter.
However, she did not reveal where they returned from.
According to Abike, the returnees will go on a 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.
Sudan Air arrives Abuja with 86 stranded Nigerians on board. As expected, they proceed on a 14 day compulsory isolation as stipulated by the @DigiCommsNG @NCDCgov . Welcome home pic.twitter.com/bC1af1QKkm
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) July 3, 2020
According to NIDCOM, all 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
On Wednesday, 172 Nigerians citizens arrived Abuja from Uganda and Kenya at around 10:20 am via Air Peace flight from Nairobi.
