Nigeria has evacuated 158 migrants from Niamey, Niger Republic who had been stranded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Thursday, the evacuees arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 10 p.m via Air Peace on Wednesday. The commission said the European Union in Nigerian and the International Organisation for Migration Nigeria (working with the Nigerian mission) paid for the flight and other logistics. ALSO READ: LG upgrades customer experience with advanced laundry set“However, one of the migrants, Aiahatu Abdullahi, could not make the flight as she was delivered of a baby boy on 24th July. Mrs Abdullahi, her husband, the newborn child as well as three (3) of their other kids will remain in Niger until such a time when another trip is organised.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 30, 2020 14:37 UTC