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Video: First Flight Evacuating Nigerians From UK Arrives Lagos

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The first flight carrying Nigerians evacuated from the United Kingdom due to the outbreak of the coronavirus has arrived Lagos.

Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, revealed this on Friday in response to an inquirer on Twitter.

She said the passengers brought into the country in a British Airways aircraft would be quarantined for 14 days in Abuja.

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“The first evacuation from the UK has landed Lagos. The passengers will be proceeding to Abuja where they will be on 14-day compulsory isolation,” Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa wrote.

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The Federal Government on Thursday successfully evacuated the first batch of citizens stuck at the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A total of 256 Nigerians arrived in Lagos from Dubai on an Emirates Airline flight despite the delay caused by a woman who gave birth soon after take-off.

Watch the video below:

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