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Diasporia News of Wednesday, 20 May 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Nigerians in India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa beg for prompt evacuation

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama

Despite airlifting 292 evacuees stranded in Saudi Arabia yesterday, Nigerians are still stuck in other parts of the world.

These Nigerians have begged the Government to quickly look into their plight as their visas continue to near its expiry date and the bills continue to pile up.

A Twitter user, @sekynah_ narrated her plight to Federal Government, noting that she had been in India waiting for two weeks to get evacuated to no avail.

She asked the Government to act fast as bills have begun to pile up and her visa neared expiration.



For @Mhizsally1, she didn't know when the 292 evacuees were airlifted from Saudi Arabia and she happens to be stranded in the Middle East at the moment.



For @Majeedaya, he is still waiting on the Government to airlift them from India.



@aijay_gold is a pregnant woman who is not feeding well and is scared of exposure to the virus. She doesn't want to do winter in South Africa and hopes the Government comes in time.