Coronavirus: Nigerians In China Unwilling To Return Home

Nigerians living in Wuhan, China,  where coronavirus was first reported are reluctant to return home, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed revealed.

The minister in a press conference on Friday January 31, noted that the federal government cannot stop Nigerians from travelling to China, as they are already in contact with 16 Nigerians living in Wuhan.

He said;

“We know it is a bit difficult to ban people from travelling.

“Another thing is that this is not a basis to stigmatise people who come from there.

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“Even if we have Nigerians who are there, unless they indicate interest that they want to come home, we can’t force them.

“I know we have Nigerians in Wuhan; our Embassy in China has confirmed that we have about 16 Nigerians in Wuhan and they are in touch with them.

“They have, however, not indicated their interest to come home. They will, however, contact our embassy if they like to come home.

“We need a lot of public enlightenment. We need to let people who travel know that there is the need for absolute transparency and absolute honesty when they are filling out forms.”

Earlier the Nigerian Government warned travellers to avoid China since the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus.