Barely two days after the first set of about 256 Nigerians were evacuated from the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, British on Friday The Federal Government has evacuated 253 Nigerians from the United Kingdom .
The evacuation of Nigerians from the UK was also followed by the repatriation of about 258 Britons and 34 crew members from the country by the same aircraft.
The British Airways flight with registration no G-CIVO landed at 1345hrs at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
After landing, some of the Nigerian passengers were getting set to be transferred into a waiting Air Peace B777-300 aircraft to Abuja where they will undergo mandatory isolation for 14 days after which if they test negative for COVID-19 will be allowed to go to their families.
According to the minister of foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, many Nigerians from different countries have indicated interest to be evacuated to Nigeria at their own cost.
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