COVID 19: India Evacuates 312 Citizens From Nigeria

Babajide Okeowo
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The Indian government has evacuation of its citizens stranded in Nigeria as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The High Commission of India in Abuja disclosed this via a tweet. The repatriation exercise was conducted in the early hours of Sunday with the airlifting of 312 Indian nationals.

The Commission revealed that the aircraft conveying the evacuees departed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

It noted that the flight, operated by a Nigerian airline Air Peace, was the first indigenous airline to fly directly to India.

The Indian authorities appreciated the Nigerian government for its support in ensuring that the first phase of the evacuation was successful.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has also made successful efforts in evacuating many of its citizens from various countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, and China.

The most recent is the repatriation of 268 Nigerians from China.

The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said they would be quarantined for 14 days, as stipulated by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

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