COVID -19: Nigerians Who Tested Positive In Niger Republic, Not Evacuated – NIDCOM

The Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), on Thursday, disclosed that some Nigerians who contracted covid-19 did not board the recent evacuation flight from Niamey Niger.

Recall that the covid-19 Presidential Taskforce’s evacuation protocol had stipulated that nationals must test negative for covid-19 in their host country, before evacuation.

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Arriving at the Abuja airport from Niamey, on Wednesday, were 158 other Nigerians whose covid-19 test results showed negative, NIDCOM says.

“158 stranded Nigerian migrants from Niamey Niger arrived Nnamdi Azikwe Int’l Airport Abuja at about 10.00 pm via Airpeace 29th July, 2020 courtesy of @EUinNigeria, @IOM_Nigeria (working with the Nigerian mission) who paid for the flight and other logistics.

“Some few Nigerians were unable to make the flight cos they tested positive to Covid 19”, it tweeted.

Furthermore, it added that a family could not make the flight because the wife delivered a baby.

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“However, one of the migrants, Aiahatu ABDULLAHI, could not make the flight as she delivered of a baby Boy on 24th July, Mrs ABDULLAHI, her husband, the newborn child as well as three (3) of their other kids will remain in Niger until such a time when another trip is organized,” it tweeted.

Those evacuated are expected to self-isolate for 14 days in line with public health advisory.

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