Nigerians stuck in Saudi Arabia are flown home

Foreigners working in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have gotten stranded throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nigerians repatriated from Saudi Arabia walk toward the arrival lounge at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, on Jan. 28, 2021, a day in which Nigeria repatriated nearly 400 of its citizens stranded for months in the Gulf country. - KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images
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Nigeria repatriated hundreds of its citizens stuck in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

The returnees had overstayed their visas and spent months living in a camp. The Nigerian government is working to fly more than 800 Nigerians home from Saudi by Friday, Reuters reported.

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