No fewer than 94 Nigerian girls stranded in Lebanon due to the coronavirus pandemic have arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM announced this on its official Twitter handle @nidcom_gov on Wednesday.
The returnees, who tested negative for Covid-19 before departure, are expected to self-isolate for 14 days according to the protocol of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
They are also expected to take another Covid-19 test before rejoining society.
“94 out of 150 Stranded Nigerian Girls arrive Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos from Lebanon today Wednesday, 12th of August, 2020.
“They have all proceeded on a 14 day SELF ISOLATION as mandated by @NCDCgov and PTF on #Covid_19,” it tweeted.
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They have all proceeded on a 14 day SELF ISOLATION as madanted by @NCDCgov and PTF on #Covid_19.@NigeriaGov pic.twitter.com/zhyGg98EJQ
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) August 12, 2020
Also, NiDCOM Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa confirming their arrival via her official Twitter handle @abikedabiri posted a video with the caption: “Our stranded girls in Lebanon.. Ecstatic to be back home.”
Our stranded girls in Lebanon.. Ecstatic to be back home pic.twitter.com/wdLmY4Nfqz
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) August 12, 2020