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Another 86 Evacuees Arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja

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Jul 3, 2020.

Alice Ajakaye

Another eighty-six Nigerians have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, via Air Sudan.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) disclosed this in a tweet on Friday.

NIDCOM added that all the returnees tested negative and will embark on 14-day isolation, in line with the guidelines set by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as well as the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.

BREAKING:
EVACUATION UPDATE:

Another 86 Evacuees arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja at 10 am local time via Air Sudan today, Friday, 3rd of July, 2020.

All Evacuees tested Negative to #COVID19 and will now proceed on 14 days SELF-ISOLATION as mandated PTF on #COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/keMnwyaKfr

— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) July 3, 2020

Meanwhile, the location of where these returnees were coming from was not disclosed in the tweet.

Confirming this report the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, also tweeted about the arrival.

See tweet below:

Sudan Air arrives Abuja with 86 stranded Nigerians on board. As expected, they proceed on a 14 day compulsory isolation as stipulated by the @DigiCommsNG @NCDCgov . Welcome home pic.twitter.com/bC1af1QKkm

— The Crypto Shiba 💎 (@TheCryptoShib_) July 3, 2020