Returnees numbering 384 (300 Males, 83 Females and one Infant) of the 802 stranded Nigerians in Saudi Arabia have arrived the country.
The stranded Nigerians arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja via Saudi Air flight B773 at about 1:10 pm local time today Thursday, January 28 2021.
A statement from the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) stated that the returnees would be quarantined at the Federal Capital Territory Hajj camp for 14 days in line with the reversed COVID-19 protocols by the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19.
The Precision NG reports that the second batch of the 802 stranded Nigerians will arrive Friday, January 29 at 10:35hrs.