One Hundred and eighteen (118) Nigerian Returnees stranded in Libya arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 1.30am local time today 17th March 2021 via Buraq Air.
This was announced by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.
NIDCOM, in a post on Twitter, said the returnees include 51 males, 41 females, 17 children, and nine infants.
They informed that “The returnees will be quarantined at the Federal Capital Territory Hajj camp for 14 days in line with the new COVID-19 protocols by the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19.”
NIDCOM boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, thanked all those who made their return to Nigeria possible, She advised Nigerians to avoid going on journeys which she described as deadly and illegal.
She tweeted, “We@nidcom_gov thank the @IOM_Nigeria @UNmigration for making this happen. Again, we appeal to Nigerians to avoid these deadly, illegal journeys.”