The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has deported about 802 undocumented Nigerians serving random prison terms, over high cost of jail upkeep. A statement by Gabriel Aduda, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the 802 Nigerian nationals returning from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport yesterday and today
The Returnees will be conveyed via two Saudi Arabian Airlines. The first batch will arrive on the 28th of January at 11:50hrs, while the second will arrive 29th January at 10:35hrs. He explained that the returnees will be received on arrival by officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Presidential Task Force on Covid19 and other relevant MDAs. They will be quarantined at the FCT Hajj camp for a period of fourteen (14) days in line with established COVID-19 protocols.
There after, the Ministry will facilitate their movement to their respective home destinations.”
It is a shame our country Nigeria is still receiving such number of our youth who have been detained in another man’s country for so long,” he said
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