145 Nigerians who had been stuck in Sudan following the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the country on Friday 26 June.
They were evacuated via an Air Sudan flight that arrived about 12.45pm local time at Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l airport, Abuja. As stipulated by Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, all Evacuees will now proceed on 14 days of self-isolation.
”145 Nigerians arrives Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja at about 12.45pm loca time via Air Sudan today, Friday, 26th June, 2020. All Evacuees will now proceed on 14 days SELF-ISOLATION as mandated by
@NCDCgov, @Fmohnigeria and PTF on #COVID-19.
The 145 evacuees all tested Negative to #coronavirus before departed Khartoum at about 9.00 am today.@NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG @NCDCgov pic.twitter.com/nRBq74VZDZ
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) June 26, 2020
167 Nigerians stranded in South Africa on Thursday, June 25, were evacuated to Nigeria in a related development. All 167 of them tested negative to the novel virus before they were evacuated.
BREAKING.#COVID__19
167 Nigerians stranded in South Africa have arrived Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport at exactly 9:10pm Local time on Airpeace flight 5N-BVE from Johannesburg.
The 167 evacuees ALL TESTED NEGATIVE before being EVACUATED.#Thread pic.twitter.com/Y5NZ2mAHtv
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) June 25, 2020
