FG Receives 158 Stranded Nigerians From Niger

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government on Thursday received one hundred and fifty-eight Nigerian migrants from Niamey, Niger Republic.

The officials of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, and the National Emergency Management Agency received the 158 migrants.

They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja around 10 pm on Wednesday and were all tested negative for COVID-19.

NEMA in a statement released on Thursday through its spokesperson, Ezekiel Manzo, noted that the migrants were placed on self-isolation in accordance with the requirements of the National Centre for Disease Control.

“NiDCOM (Nigeria in Diaspora Commission) reports that one of the migrants, Aiahatu Abdullahi, could not make the flight as she was delivered of a baby boy on July 24, 2020.”

It added, “Abdullahi, her husband, the newborn child as well as three of their other kids will remain in Niger until such a time when another trip is organised.”

The agency added that some Nigerians were left behind because of their Coronavirus status.

“All 158 evacuees tested negative for COVID-19 and are now on a 14-day self-isolation as mandated by NCDC, Federal Ministry of Health and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19,” the agency stated.