About 372 Nigerians who were stranded in Saudi Arabia have arrived Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday night.
A tweet by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission said the evacuees arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja aboard Saudi Airways at about 8:04 pm.
The evacuees, Tribune Online reports, will proceed on a 14-day self-isolation.
The tweet reads: “Saudi Airways flight arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja today, August 25th 2020, at about 2004HRS from Saudi Arabia with estimated 372 stranded Nigerians.
“All evacuees will proceed on a 14-day self-isolation as mandated by @NCDCgov and Presidential Task Force on #Covid_19.”
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