#Coronavirus: 312 Indians evacuated from Nigeria due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Three hundred and Twelve Indian nationals have been evacuated from Nigeria as a result of the lingering Coronavirus pandemic.

The Indians departed the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos on Sunday morning aboard an Air Peace flight. The 10-hour flight is expected to land at the Cochin International Airport in Kerala later today.

According to the High Commission of India in Abuja, two more flights were scheduled for June 13 (Lagos-Delhi) and June 14 (Lagos-Mumbai).

On Thursday, 325 Chinese men and women residing in Lagos were also evacuated back to their country.