186 stranded Nigerians in South Africa return
Another batch of 186 Nigerians stranded in South Africa have been evacuated by the Federal Government.
The media aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Sanda, who disclosed this said the returnees were due to depart the Oliver R. Tambo International Airport at about 4.30pm local time on Thursday with the Air Peace.
Over 10, 000 Nigerians stranded in various countries across the world have so far been evacuated following the global lockdown in March, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The last evacuation flight from South Africa through the Air Peace is taking off at 4.30 pm local time from OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg to Lagos with 186 passengers. About 35 are for Abuja,” Sanda stated.
