The Federal Government on Sunday announced that it had evacuated a total of 542 stranded Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission disclosed this via its official twitter handle.
“A total of 542 stranded Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates evacuated by the Federal Government arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on board the @MaxAirLtd Charted flight.
“The plane touched down at 4:29am today, October 23, 2022. The evacuees consisted 79 males, 460 females and three infants,“ the commission stated in a tweet.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received the 542 Nigerian returnees from the UAE through Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Manzo Ezekiel, head of press unit, NEMA, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday.
Ezekiel said the returnees were examined by health administrators and profiled by relevant authorities, including the Nigerian Immigration Service before they were given transport fares to return to their various destinations.
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