The Minister of Foreign Affairs, GEOFFREY ONYEAMA, has said the planned evacuation of Nigerians from foreign countries will be staggered as the number of interested persons is high.

The government had concluded plans to bring back Nigerians from the United States, United Kingdom, China, United Arab Emirates and other countries on account of the corona virus pandemic.

Over 2,000 Nigerian nationals had registered with various Nigerian embassies abroad to return home.

Speaking during the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja, the minister explained that the isolation centres were not enough to accommodate them.

Also speaking at the briefing, the Minister of Interior, RAUF AREGBESOLA, called on Nigerians living in the border communities to alert security operatives to any strange movement or incursion at the nation’s borders.

He particularly advised residents of borders communities in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara, Niger, Kebbi, Sokoto, Jigawa, Yobe, Benue, Taraba, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states to be vigilant and report any Covid-19 incident in their communities.