Nigeria receives 118 stranded Libyan returnees

NIGERIANS in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has announced that another batch of 118 Nigerians stranded in Libya was received today in Abuja.

The commission announced this on its Twitter page and also confirmed that the returnees arrived in the country at 1:30 am on March 17.

NIDCOM further stated that the returnees would be quarantined at the Federal Capital Territory Hajj camp for 14 days in line with the new Covid-19 protocols.

“18 Returnees (51 Males, 41 Females, 17 Children, and 9 Infants ) Stranded Nigerians in Libya just arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 1:30 am local time today 17th March 2021 via Buraq Air.

“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,” it tweeted.