424 Stranded Nigerians In Saudi Arabia Arrive

<p>424 stranded Nigerians have arrived Abuja<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that 424 stranded Nigerians in Saudi Arabia arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport&comma; Abuja via Saudi Air Flight at about 11&colon;58 am local time today 29th January 2021&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The first returnees&comma; clad in masks and flowing robes&comma; could be seen walking across the tarmac after their plane landed in the capital Abuja&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;High unemployment and two recessions in four years have pushed thousands of Nigerians to seek work overseas&period; But the coronavirus pandemic has reduced employment opportunities in other countries and travel restrictions have left many stranded&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A video circulating on social media in recent weeks had shown some of the 424 stranded <strong>Nigerians<&sol;strong>  who said they had been held in a camp in Saudi Arabia for more than three months while other countries had flown out their stranded citizens within two weeks or so&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The 424 stranded Nigerians are expected to proceed on the mandatory 14 days quarantine &period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Abike Dabiri<&sol;a>&comma; Chairman&comma; Nigeria Diaspora Commission said &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We appeal to Nigerians to desist from illegal migration&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;