The 384 stranded Nigerians in Saudi Arabia have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The returnees are part of the 802 Nigerians held at various detention centres in Saudi Arabia over migration issues.
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The returnees include 300 males, 83 females and one infant, and have arrived via Saudi Air flight B773 at around 1:10 pm.
The spokesman of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Nwonye Ferdinand, confirmed to Daily Trust that the returnees have been moved to Federal Capital Territory Hajj camp, where they will be quarantined for 14 days in line with the reversed COVID-19 protocols by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19
The Nigerian government had promised to evacuate them to Nigeria on Thursday today and Friday.
