Following the visa ban by the United Arab Emirates on all Nigerians, 542 citizens have been evacuated by the government after being stranded in the country, Dockaysworld gathers.
Recall that the UAE had placed the ban on visas and deemed all ongoing applications automatically rejected.
This is coming after a viral video in September, where Nigerians were stranded at the Dubai International Airport and their passports seized.
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, had said they were Nigerians trying to circumvent the new visa rules of the United Arab Emirates.
The commission announced the arrival of the Nigerians on their Twitter page:
EVACUATION: A total of 542 stranded Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)evacuated by the Federal Government arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’I Airport Abuja on board the @MaxAirLtd Charted flight. The plane touched down at 4:29 am today 23/10/2022. The evacuees consisted of 79 males, 460 females and 3 infants.
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BREAKING NEWS.
EVACUATION:
A total of 542 stranded Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) evacuated by the Federal Government arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe Int'l Airport Abuja on board the @MaxAirLtd Charted flight.The plane touched down at 4:29 am today 23/10/2022.#Thread pic.twitter.com/y0g9vR6lHZ
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) October 23, 2022
