384 Saudi returnees quarantined in Abuja

The returnees are part of the 802 Nigerians held at various detention centres in Saudi Arabia over migration issues

384 Saudi returnees quarantined in Abuja
384 Saudi returnees quarantined in Abuja

Three hundred and eighty four stranded Nigerian in Saudi Arabia on Thursday arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The returnees are part of the 802 Nigerians held at various detention centres in Saudi Arabia over migration issues.

The returnees include 300 males, 83 females and one Infant, and have arrived via Saudi Air flight B773 at around 1:10 pm.

Spokesman of the Ministry for foreign Affairs, Nwonye Ferdinand, said the returnees had been moved to the Federal Capital Territory Hajj camp where they would be quarantined for 14 days in line with the reversed COVID-19 protocols by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19