COVID-19: 247 Stranded Nigerians Evacuated From Malaysia & Thailand

Posted by Lanre Aerodove on July 12, 2020 in COVID-19 | Comments : 0

Not less than two hundred and forty-seven stranded Nigerians have been evacuated from Malaysia and Thailand.

The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday night.
Mr Gabriel Odu the Head of Media and Public Relations Unit of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) announced this in Abuja on Sunday.

Odu said, the evacuees arrived at the airport at about 11p.m. on Saturday, adding that they were transported into the country by a chartered Airpeace flight APK-7813.
“Some of them disembarked in Abuja while others proceeded to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
“All evacuees tested negative for COVID-19 and are already on a 14-day self-isolation as mandated by NCDCgov, @Fmohnigeria, and PTF on #COVID-19,’’ Odu said.