The Federal Government is set to repatriate Nigerians who have served their jail terms, pardoned and paroled in United States of America, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on (COVID-19) Control Boss Mustapha, said on Monday.
He noted that the anticipated repatriation is different from airlift of stranded Nigerians in different parts of the world. The regular evacuation of stranded Nigerians, he said, would end on August 22.
“A number of countries have signified intention to repatriate Nigerians convicted, pardoned and paroled. They include the UAE, Egypt and the United States of America.
“Coming in the midst of our National Response to COVID 19, all relevant agencies of government are taking multi-sectoral steps to ensure that the process remain within acceptable international protocols and in line with bilateral agreements.
“For the purpose of clarity, this should be distinguished from normal evacuation flights and we wish to state that all evacuation flights will end on 22nd August 2020 after which Airports will be given sufficient time to prepare for reopening”, he said.
He noted that Nigeria is gradually inching towards the 50,000 mark of confirmed cases of COVID-19 with a total number of confirmed cases standing at 49,098 as at Sunday.
