Stranded Nigerians in Thailand will henceforth be required to bear the financial cost of their evacuation back to the country.

This is contained in a letter titled: Need to pay for Quarantine, Isolation, Accommodation or Hotels Before Departure and Arrival in Nigeria to prospective evacuees to Nigeria dated May 14 and signed by Nicholas Uhomoibhi, the Head of Chancery at the Embassy of Nigeria in Thailand.

Uhomoibhi explained that the decision was taken due to the measures beyond the control of the COVID-19 team in Nigeria.

According to him, prospective evacuees are expected to pay a total of N297,600 naira for their accommodation and feeding in hotels while in isolation before their departure and arrival in Nigeria.

He noted that the daily accommodation and feeding fees are N15,000 and N3,600 respectively for a period of 16 days, while emphasising that the Embassy has been instructed not to airlift anyone who fails to pay the stated fee.