COVID-19: Nigerians In Thailand To Pay N297,600 Before Evacuation

Nigerians in Thailand have been notified that they would to pay (297,600 naira) for quarantine before departing for their homeland.

The embassy said that based on instructions, only those who paid the fee would be evacuated.

This was disclosed in a letter from the Embassy of Nigeria, Bangkok, signed by Nicholas P. Uhomoibhi.

The letter stated that the development was due to measures that are beyond the control of the Covid-19 local organizing team in Nigeria.

The embassy said 240,000 naira was the cost of accomodation for 16 days,while 57,600 naira would be the cost for feeding.

“Kindly be informed that those rates were negotiated in Nigeria and that the Embassy has been instructed not to airlift any evacuee who fails to pay the above fee,” it added.

Recall that the federal government had announced plans to evacuate about 4,000 Nigerians due to the covid-19 pandemic.