NEWS ALERT ; FIRST BATCH OF160 NIGERIANS EVACUATED FROM UNITED STATE ARRIVE IN ABUJA

By ; Bam A

 

160 Nigerians arrive from USA in Abuja now

*The first batch of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic has arrived in Abuja.*

*160 Nigerians, including eight infants, made the first batch of evacuees.*

*They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, around 11.10 am on Sunday.*

*They are returned aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft under the special flight arrangements by the Federal Government for nationals stranded abroad.*

*In line with the government’s pre-departure infection prevention control guidelines, temperature checks were conducted on the passengers by a special medical team.*

*The plane departed the Newark International Airport, New Jersey, on Saturday around 8:20 p.m. local time (1:20 a.m. in Nigeria on Sunday).*

*According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, had said that on arrival, the evacuees would be quarantined for 14 days in Abuja before leaving for their respective destinations in the country.*

 

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