Gbenro Adesina
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has announced the arrival of 167 stranded Nigerians from South Africa under the special evacuation process put in place by the Federal Government due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a tweet announcing their arrival, NIDCOM stated that they landed today, June 25 2020 at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport at exactly 9:10pm Local time on Air Peace flight 5N-BVE from Johannesburg.
According to NIDCOM, all the 167 evacuees tested negative for COVID-19 before being evacuated.
Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, had stated that 45 of the passengers will disembark in Abuja, and thereafter the plane will leave for Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos with 122 passengers.
All the evacuees will proceed on 14 days self-isolation as mandated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ministry of Health and Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
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
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