Adelani Adepegba, AbujaThe 292 Saudi Arabia evacuees have been released after 15 days in isolation in Abuja. This brings to 677 the number of evacuees who have successfully completed their isolation on returning to the country. Our correspondent gathered that the individuals have left Abuja to reunite with their families in Lagos and Ibadan, Oyo State. The Saudi Arabia batch is the fourth batch to have arrived in the country, The PUNCH reports. No fewer than 1,257 Nigerians have been repatriated home out of over 4,000 stranded abroad on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Punch June 04, 2020 00:00 UTC