Olushola OdeyindeNo fewer than 117 Nigerians stranded in three East African countries due to the coronavirus pandemic have returned home. The evacuees from Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, early Sunday. The repatriation flight was conducted by a Nigerian airline, Azman Air. They are also expected to take another Covid-19 test before rejoining the society. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said over 6,000 Nigerians have been evacuated from more than 21 countries since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease.

Source: Punch August 02, 2020 09:32 UTC