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Evacuation: 117 Nigerians Stranded In East Africa Arrive Lagos Airport

– 117 Nigerians who were stranded in East Africa due to COVID-19 has arrived home

– Azman airline who evacuated the returnees announced their arrival in a tweet

– All the returnees tested negative and are expected to self-isolate for 14 

As the Federal Government of Nigeria continues the evacuation exercise of its citizens who are stranded in other country due to the coronavirus pandemic, another batch of 117 Nigerians have returned home on Sunday, August 2.

The returnees arrived with Nigerian airline, Azman Air at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, early Sunday from Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania.

The airline via its official Twitter handle announced their arrival.

All evacuavees tested negative for Covid-19 before departure.

Read also: Seven Women Found Dead In A Beauty Salon In Niger State

They are expected to embark on 14 days  self-isolation according to the protocol of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, after which they will take another Covid-19 test before reuniting with their family members and the society.

Recall that the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said over 6,000 Nigerians have been evacuated from more than 21 countries since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease.

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