Federal Government Set To Evacuate Another Set Of Nigerians From Canada Later This Week

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Federal Government Set To Evacuate Another Set Of Nigerians From Canada Later This Week

The Nigeria High Commission in Canada has said that it is set to evacuate Nigerians stranded in that country due to coronavirus travel restrictions.

NAIJALOADED had reported that the Federal Government announced that it had commenced the evacuation of hundreds of stranded Nigerians willing to return home from various countries.

The mission in a statement on Monday, stated that it had received no fewer than 200 requests for evacuation, NAN reports.

The statement read

“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 plane has been made available to pick the prospective passengers from two locations in Canada, namely Toronto and Alberta.

”According to the flight schedule, 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 aircraft will depart Alberta for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, where the evacuees would be moved into isolation for 14 days.

“The one-way flight will cost each prospective evacuee between 1,130 dollars (N452,000) and 2,000 dollars (N800,000) depending on the class.”

Recall that on Friday, 253 Nigerians were brought back from the United Kingdom, followed by 160 from the United States on Sunday.