Nigerians quarantined by the Federal Government since their evacuation from the United Kingdom on Saturday protested against their continued isolation in Abuja.
The FG’s COVID-19 policy for passengers flying into the country stipulates institutionalised isolation for 14 days.
They complained that since their return to Nigeria on May 8, their passports had not been returned to them, neither had any government official addressed them. Another yet-to-be-identified protester, speaking to someone off camera, said, “If we don’t fly tomorrow, the permit the airline has secured is cancelled. We have spent only two months abroad just for a two-week vacation. We have not worked for a single day. We left our families back home, stranded.
He said, “That is over N200,000, and they still haven’t addressed us. When we landed in Lagos, it was the same treatment. five hours, we were under the sun, standing. Nobody gave us anything. Are we criminals? Is it a crime to go on holiday abroad?
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