Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission
(NIDCOM) disclosed that the evacuation process was initiated following
pleas from Nigerians who are stranded abroad due to the Coronavirus
pandemic. She further revealed that they are currently compiling a list
of Nigerians who want to return to the country.
The evacuees will be compulsorily quarantined upon their return to
the country, and they are also expected to bear the cost of the
evacuation process.
A statement released by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of Media and Public Relations Unit at NIDCOM reads in part;
“The interested Nigerians are advised to inform the missions in the
various countries they are in, which will then collate and coordinate
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.“To this end, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa urged Nigerians stranded abroad
willing to return home to key into this Federal Government gesture by
providing information to the mission in their respective host
countries.”