The 253 Nigerians who were flown into Nigeria from the United Kingdom through the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, were neglected for hours by the Federal Government on Friday.

For over six hours, they were left under the sun at the tarmac, waiting for the aircraft that was expected be dispatched by the foreign affairs ministry to convene them to Abuja, where they would be quarantined for 14 days.

The stranded returnees included the aged, children, toddlers and few others on wheelchairs. They lamented their neglect by the Foreign Affairs Ministry which they said did not send any official to the airport to receive them.


Although the British Airways aircraft that brought them landed at the Lagos airport around 2.45pm, they were left unattended to for six hours. Around 4.30pm, airport authorities took pity on them by serving them bottled water under the sun.

Though the plight of the returnees had been attributed to untidy arrangements made by the ministry of foreign affairs, eminent people among the returnees including a one time former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Abiodun Ogunleye, made spirited attempts to contact the minister on phone, but to no avail.


The returnees who out of agitation as at 5pm protested their neglect even as they threatened to leave the airport by force while some said they might reject the move to take them to Abuja.

According to Ogunleye: “We were not treated badly in UK. Why should we be subjected to ridicule in Nigeria? They just dropped us here at the airport and they said we cannot move. No government official to talk to us.

“We have very eminent people here; who are we to talk to now? They said the minister was to make arrangement for us. This arrangement is not tidy. We deserve to be well treated in our country”


A journalist, who was among the returnees, said Nigerians returned home only to be exposed to ridicule in their country, saying: “The aircraft that brought us has even loaded to go back to the United Kingdom. We arrived around 1.45pm. It is now 5pm. No official came to us to receive us and give us further directive.

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“It is pathetic. Old men are here. They don’t have strength. Toddlers are here. Children are here. Some people are even on wheelchairs. They said Air Peace will take us to Abuja. We are stranded now. When we left UK, they said we were going to Lagos. Now, they said we are going to Abuja. No information. No directive. No word from the ministry.”



Source:http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1030926735?-395:737

That is just to remind y'all that you are back to a shithole....

Why should they be worried? This is the Nigeria the left for us...

He should shut up...


Why didn't he stay back.. Coward oshiii


He should have left na

When they attend to una now we no go hear

@duduade don't be bitter about it. Some left the country for medical purposes, some business, some to visit family. It's not a matter of being a coward.
Anyone with the resources could choose to travel out of the country, it's their choice.
Some people aren't fortunate enough but, that doesn't mean you should get angry at those who can.
And them being ignored is a big eyesore. They weren't treated badly in a foreign country so why should they be treated badly here??
Their planning was not meticulously done and was a big inconvenience for people.

That's the Nigerian amazing/fantastic welcome hug, a great reminder of what a hell-hole Nigeria is.

one of the reason covik 1-9 patient are absconding from isolation center

Welcome back to Nigeria. So Sad things are worst than the way u left it. Just give to faith and enjoy ur stay

Even though I empathize with them, they should not be surprised. Nigerian government is known for their ineptitude right from the top of the pyramid.

Just a reminder that you are back to Nigeria


By the time this power drunk region are done with Nigeria

If they abscond now they would be making noise, why leave passenger on the tarmac for 6 hours without allowing them access to the Airport arrival building and longe area

Its not funny at all.

Are thet returnee or deportee?

It's unfortunate, they were no longer used to slow motions work ethics.. They were used to fast paced environment where people knows their duties and responsibilities..and could be asked to account for it ...Now, they have to re-adjust again...

Welcome back to Nigeria. It's too early to complain ooo because there's still more to come...

"A leader can cause the people to enter the promise land and a leader can keep the people out of the promise land. Sins of the leaders, are not private..."

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ANTICIPATE, May 13th.

This can only happen in a country run by mad clowns

Why Abuja, why dnt fly them directly to Abuja. Most of this People are big men that got stuck in the UK, they are not going to spend more than 2 days in any isolation centre

And the shithole Government collect money from these ones.... I pity Nigerians


Meanwhile check my signature for your University admission without jamb

duduade:
He should shut up...


Why didn't he stay back.. Coward oshiii


He should have left na

This is one of the problem in nairaland

They are all mad. Why did they not remain in UK. You all left Nigeria a bad country to holiday or do business or consult doctors in UK the heaven on it. Why don't you betrayers remain there during this'd pandemic. You all say Nigeria medical facilities are trash but now, you are begging to be attended to by the trash. That was how you saboteurs imported COVID-19 into our beloved country. Your forefathers must be mad.

Each other paid at least 250,000 naira to be repatriated back to Nigeria and this the welcome they get. Trust the Nigerian who loves to defecate and urinate on its citizens at every given opportunity.

TheAfricaQueen:
Each other paid at least 250,000 naira to be repatriated back to Nigeria and this the welcome they get. Trust the Nigerian who loves to defecate and urinate on its citizens at every given opportunity.

Why did they not remain there?

APCNig:


Why did they not remain there?

Some are students, UK universities are shut till September and the hostels evacuated the students as well so no place to stay hence the need to return.

Some may be illegal migrants who have used this opportunity to return back under a fake passport of course because life as an illegal migrants is terrible in the UK, no recourse to public funds, no health care, no job, the UK has made every public service provider an immigration officer so no papers equals no job/house/healthcare and the risk of deportation and being banned for life from the UK.

Some probably are dual citizens who are scared of the death rate of black and other ethnic minorities. Black patients are 2-4x most likely to die of COVID-19 than white patients in the UK. There is also the myth that the virus dies in hot weather.

Some are probably business men/women who went there for business/holiday etc and are on visitor visas that does not grant them long stay in the UK.

A country that doesn't have regards for human life
You people think the government would be waiting for your return..
Welcome back to Nigeria.
When you people get to the isolation centers
Pls don't run

Had the 250 of them decided to be unruly and disperse in all direction, we might have had a problem on our hands.

Clearly somebody didn't make a proper arrangement, or someone messed it up along the line.

The buck stops on the minister's table.

Abike, so so talk but no action.

TheAfricaQueen:


Some are students, UK universities are shut till September and the hostels evacuated the students as well so no place to stay hence the need to return.

Some may be illegal migrants who have used this opportunity to return back under a fake passport of course because life as an illegal migrants is terrible in the UK, no recourse to public funds, no health care, no job, the UK has made every public service provider an immigration officer so no papers equals no job/house/healthcare and the risk of deportation and being banned for life from the UK.

Some probably are dual citizens who are scared of the death rate of black and other ethnic minorities. Black patients are 2-4x most likely to die of COVID-19 than white patients in the UK. There is also the myth that the virus dies in hot weather.

Some are probably business men/women who went there for business/holiday etc and are on visitor visas that does not grant them long stay in the UK.

Thank you for this response. Alot of Nigerians are so bitter that even the rich men who never held any government appointment or got their wealth from government are been crucified for been rich. We rich men feel the say way with the poor in this country. Just that we the rich have privilege to use better facilities or holidaying abroad. We also feel the same way an average Nigerian feel because we pass through all these too but in a different way. So do not crucify us with politicians for been wealthy.