The Federal government has handed over 310 Kano State Indigenes repatriated from Saudi Arabia. About 319 Nigerians were reportedly stranded and were evacuated from the country. Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, the Director, Consular and Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who received the returnees, noted that their quarantine period has elapsed.
The Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, Mr Gabriel Odu, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists yesterday. According to him, “the returnees who were well catered for by the Federal Government have tested negative to coronavirus before being discharged.
Receiving them on behalf of the Kano State Government, the Director-General Kano Investment Promotion Agency and Diaspora Hajia Hama Aware Mohammed expressed gratitude to the Federal Government, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Nigerians in Diaspora Commission for their untiring efforts. Hajia Hama Mohammed gave the assurance that all returnees will be well received, rehabilitated, and reintegrated back to society. She said, “the State Government is ever ready to receive them and make a home (Kano) better for them than where they came from through vocational education and skills acquisition. The Returnees were all camped at the FCT Muslims Pilgrims Hajj, Abuja.
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