172 Nigerians Arrive Abuja From Uganda, Nairobi…To Self-isolate
About 172 Nigerians evacuated from Uganda and Kenya have been asked to embark on self-isolation after arriving the country on Wednesday.
The Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) confirmed this in a tweet on Wednesday.
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“172 Evacuees from Uganda and Nairobi arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja at 10:20 am local time via @flyairpeace Flight B777-200 from Nairobi today, Wednesday, 1st of July, 2020,” NIDCOM tweeted.
NIDCOM noted that some of the evacuees would go on self-isolation in Lagos.
“Some of the Evacuees will disembark in Abuja while others will proceed to Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport, Lagos,” it added.
NIDCOM lauded the country’s diplomatic missions in the host countries for fast-tracking the evacuation.
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The commission also hinted that more evacuations would take place in the days ahead.
“The exercise was put together by our Mission in Nairobi, Kenya in collaboration with the Mission in Kampala, Uganda,” NIDCOM tweeted.
Recall that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama had assured that the federal government’s new evacuation procedure would speed up the process of bringing citizens stranded in other countries back home.
