172 Nigerians Evacuated From Uganda & Kenya

Posted by Lanre Aerodove on July 01, 2020 in COVID-19 | Comments : 0

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NiDCOM says it has evacuated 172 Nigerians from Uganda and Kenya.

The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 10:20 am local time on Wednesday.
This was disclosed in a statement by Gabriel Odu, a staff of Media, Public Relations, and Protocol Unit.
According to him, the evacuees arrived via airpeace Flight B777-200 from Nairobi, Kenya.
He said, some of the evacuees disembarked at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja while others proceeded to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
“The exercise was put together by our Mission in Nairobi, Kenya in collaboration with the Mission in Kampala, Uganda.
“All evacuees will now proceed on 14 days self-isolation as directed by the NCDC, after being tested negative for COVID-19”.