Twelve Nigerians awaiting evacuation in Côte d’Ivoire have reportedly paid N7m for a charter flight.
Twelve Nigerians awaiting evacuation in Côte d’Ivoire have reportedly paid N7m for a charter flight.A senior official informed our correspondent on Wednesday that the Nigerian Mission in Côte d’Ivoire gave the 12 businessmen approval to secure the aircraft at their own expense.
“They have agreed to pay N7m for the charter flight, but they are waiting for the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Aviation to sort out the landing rights and other clearance issues. A man in Sierra Leone, who is suffering from acute typhoid and was anxious to return to home for treatment, is also willing to pay N1m for a seat on the flight.”also gathered that 292 Nigerians who arrived from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday have taken up the remaining bed spaces at the various isolation centres in Abuja.
Our correspondent learnt that with the latest returnees, the Federal Government would not be able to repatriate more Nigerians in foreign countries until those in quarantine had completed their 14-day period. But the Malaysian government, it was learnt, was insisting on a Malaysian carrier which had allegedly pegged its tickets at about $2,500 against the $1,500 charged by Air Peace.
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