The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, says 172 Nigerians evacuated from Uganda and Kenya arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 10:20 am on Wednesday.
The Commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Gabriel Odu, of the Publicity Department.
He said that the 172 evacuees arrived via flyairpeace Flight B777-200 from Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.
According to him, some of the evacuees disembarked at the airport in Abuja, while others proceeded to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The exercise was arranged by the Mission in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with the Mission in Kampala, Uganda. He further informed that all evacuees tested negative to COVID-19 and would now proceed on 14 days self-isolation as mandated by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and the Presidential Taskforce, PTF, on COVID-19
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