Gbenro Adesina
The Nigerian Government has successfully evacuated 86 stranded Nigerians from Sudan under the special evacuation process put in place by the Federal Government due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 10 am local time via Air Sudan today, Friday, July 3, 2020.
According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), all the evacuees tested negative to COVID-19 and will proceed on 14 days self-isolation as mandated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ministry of Health and Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
It will be recalled that 172 stranded Nigerians from Uganda and Nairobi arrived from Kenya on July 1, 2020.
