Dubai Returnees Wait As Woman Delivers Onboard

By GWG Staff

An Emirates airplane returning 265 Nigerians from Dubai made an air return on Wednesday morning after a woman on board the plane went into labour and gave birth to a baby.

The chartered plane was scheduled to arrive Lagos 3.00 p.m. but is now scheduled to arrive around 7.00 p.m.

The woman, Mrs. Kafayat Amusan, one of the stranded Nigerian travellers returning from United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday delivered a baby boy on board Emirates Airline departing from Dubai to Lagos.

Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media and Public Relations Office of Nigerians in Dispora Commision (NIDCOM), made the disclosure in a statement sent to the  News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.

The woman, Mrs. Kafayat Amusan, put to bed on board the plane, 30 minutes after departure, which resulted in the plane returning to Dubai shortly after take off.

Emirates had to change to another aircraft which was now enroute to Lagos with 265 returnees on board.

Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media and Public Relations Office of Nigerians in Dispora Commision (NIDCOM) said that the woman is currently on admission at a hospital in Dubai.

He said that Nigerian Ambassador in Dubai, Amb. Mohammed Rimi, and staff of the embassy were in touch with the mother and baby, who are in good condition.

He added that the Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, congratulated Mrs Amusan for another addition to her family and prayed she returned safely to the country.

Balogun quoted Dabiri-Erewa as saying that Amusan would return to Nigeria after obtaining birth certificate and other necessary travel documents for her baby boy.

The 265 Nigerians coming from Dubai are part of an estimated 4,000 Nigerians across the world who have indicated interest to return to the country after the lockdown in most parts of the world that was occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On arrival in Lagos, the returnees are expected to be immediately quarantined for two weeks following which they would be boxed back for formalities before being dispersed.

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