In its bid to meet up with the August 17th deadline given by United Arab Emirates,UAE for illegal residents to leave the country,the Nigeria Government has evacuated another three hundred and eleven (311) from UAE.
The Nigeria in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM announced this via it’s Twitter handle on Saturday.
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The evacuees arrived Muritala Mohammed Airport,Abuja via AirPeace Airline on Saturday.
Eighty Seven stranded Nigerians also arrived Muritala Mohammed Airport,Abuja on Saturday via Air Sudan at about 9.15am.
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EVACUATION UPDATE:87 Stranded Nigerians arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja at about 0915HRS via Air Sudan today, Saturday 8th, 2020.
All Evacuees will now proceed on 14 days SELF-ISOLATION as mandated by @NCDCgov, @Fmohnigeria and PTF on #COVID-19.@NigeriaGov pic.twitter.com/Kp3eINEFbP
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) August 8, 2020
The commission said all evacuees tested Negative to COVID19 and will proceed on a 14-day self isolation as mandated by NCDC.
331 Nigerians had arrived from UAE on Friday,7th August bringing to 2,353 Nigerians that have been evacuated.