At least 18 Nigerians stranded in Europe due to the coronavirus pandemic have returned home.
The Chairman, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, announced this on Friday via Twitter.
She said the evacuees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed international airport, Lagos at exactly 2:50 pm on Friday from Paris, France.
Dabiri-Erewa also wrote that the flight was coordinated by the Nigerian Mission in France under Amb. Dr Modupe Irele and monitored by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission on a free chartered flight.
The evacuees would proceed on a 14 days self-isolation as mandated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control facility, Ministry of health and Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
18 Stranded Nigs in some European Countries just landed MM Int Airport Lagos at exactly 2:50pm from Paris, France on a flight ,coordinated by the Nigerian Mission in France under Amb. Dr Modupe Irele . All so grateful.The flight was free.
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