A total of 160 Nigerians evacuated by the Nigerian Missions in the United States, yesterday, arrived yesterday at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa of the Crises Monitoring and Public Communications Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the returnees comprised 92 males, 60 females and eight infants.

Ethiopian Airline, Boeing 787, with flight number ET8509, which departed New Jersey on May 9, at 7:15pm arrived Abuja yesterday, at 11:15am.

Earlier in a statement dated May 9, Consulate General of Nigeria in New York said on arrival, all returnees would be transported by the Federal Government from the airport to the designated quarantine centres for 14 days.

“During this period, all returnees will be tested for Covid-19 and will also be re-tested at the end of the quarantine period. Only those that test negative will be allowed to retrieve their passports from Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), while positive cases will be transferred to designated Isolation Centres for treatment,”the Consulate General said.

Okoyen said returnees would be responsible for planning their own travel arrangements from Abuja to their respective destinations within Nigeria after the compulsory quarantine period.

Sun