Stranded Nigerian citizens who were evacuated by the federal
government from the United Kingdom (UK) have arrived in Lagos.
The Nigerians were stranded in the UK because of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
About 300 returnees were said to have arrived at the airport
in Lagos on a British Airways flight on Friday.
Speaking on the development, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCO), said the returnees will be isolated
for 14 days.
“The first evacuation from the Uk has landed in Lagos,” she
said.
“The passengers will be proceeding to Abuja where they will
be on 14-day compulsory isolation.”
On Wednesday, about 256 Nigerians evacuated from the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
All the returnees were said to have tested negative for
COVID-19 before boarding an aircraft from Dubai.
In April, the federal government initiated plans to bring
back Nigerians who were stranded abroad amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dabiri-Erewa had said the cost of the evacuation will be
borne by the returnees “who will be compulsorily quarantined” when they get to
Nigeria.
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