Saudi Arabia has banned flights from Nigeria over Omicron Covid Variant.
Boom House News reports that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended all flights from Nigeria due to the new Coronavirus variant, Omicron.
Report Allows Us understands that there were unconfirmed reports earlier yesterday that there were preparations for the repatriation of Nigerians in the Kingdom over Omicron.
However, several sources in the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Kano as well as officials at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, confirmed that there was an order to restrict flights from Nigeria over Omicron.
However, several sources in the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Kano as well as officials at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, confirmed that there was an order to restrict flights from Nigeria over Omicron.
Since the Kingdom lifted the ban on Nigerian flights, many people, especially from Kano, have visited the country for lesser Hajj, while others are waiting for scheduled dates to visit.
But an official of the Saudi Consulate in Kano, who chose not to be named because he was not instructed to talk to the media, said yesterday that there was an order to restrict Nigerian flights in order to check the spread of Omicron in the Kingdom.
An official at Kano Airport also confirmed that already a circular had been issued that all lesser Hajj trips should be cancelled, due to the development.
