By No fewer than 200 stranded Nigerians are set to be evacuated from Canada, says the Nigeria High Commission in Canada.
In a statement on Monday, the mission said it had received no fewer than 200 requests for evacuation from Nigerians who were stranded in Canada due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“A Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Air Peace had been specially arranged to fly the intending returnees home this Thursday.
” This could be the only special evacuation flight for Nigerian nationals stranded in Canada due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“The aircraft is expected to pick the first set from the Pearson International Airport, Toronto.
“From there it will fly to the Calgary International Airport, Alberta, a distance of 2,915 k.m., to load the second set of passengers.” The high Commissioner said.
Upon the arrival of the returnees to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, they will be moved into a 14-days-isolation.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the special evacuation exercise began on Wednesday with the return of 265 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates.
On Friday, 253 were brought back from the United Kingdom, followed by 160 from the United States on Sunday, bringing the total number of Nigerians evacuated by the Federal Government so far to 678.
