The Federal Government has evacuated another batch of 324 Nigerians stranded in the United States of America
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama via his twitter handle, the flight conveying the Nigerian returnees left Newark Airport, New Jersey and is expected to arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 15:35 pm today
“EVACUATION UPDATE:
The third evacuation flight from the #USA has departed Newark, New Jersey to Abuja with 324 Nigerians. The flight departed 23:27hrs on Friday 17th to arrive at about 15:35pm today.”
The Minister revealed that two more evacuation flights are expected from the country on July 28 and 31 respectively.
His tweets,”Two more evacuation flights are expected from the US to Abuja and Lagos , on the 28th and 31st of this month. #StayHomeSaveLives #COVID19 #PTFCOVID19 @NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG @FMICNigeria”
The Nigerian government had on July 4 evacuated 335 stranded citizens from the US as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says the evacuees tested negative for COVID-19 before boarding noting that they would however remain in 14-day isolation before reuniting with their families.
Over 2,000 Nigerians have so far been evacuated from various parts of the world, among those who have indicated interest to return home following the COVID-19 pandemic.
