At least 256 Nigerians evacuated from the United Arab Emirates arrived Lagos Wednesday night. They arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, confirmed their arrival in a tweet Wednesday night.Murtala Muhammed International Airport, LagosThe evacuated Nigerians were expected to arrive Nigeria earlier but had to make a detour after one of the passengers went into labour.He tweeted: “Presidential Taskforce on #COVID19 Press briefing: with regards to the evacuation of Nigerians back home –
According to him, “Nigerians spontaneously without any reference to the Nigerian government started buying tickets”. “I’ve given personal directives to our Missions in the U.S. to get in touch with our domestic airlines and see the ones that can come and give them timelines in which to deliver.
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