{"id":15114,"date":"2020-05-07T12:54:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T09:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=15114"},"modified":"2020-05-07T12:54:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T09:54:11","slug":"nigerian-woman-gives-birth-on-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/07\/nigerian-woman-gives-birth-on-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian woman gives birth on plane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A woman has given birth onboard a flight repatriating Nigerians from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, said that Kafayat Amusan had given birth to a baby boy about 30 minutes after the flight left the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plane returned to Dubai immediately to ensure the safety of both mother and baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Amusan and her baby are in good condition after they were admitted to a hospital in Dubai. They are scheduled to return to Nigeria after the newborn\u2019s birth certificate is issued and other necessary travel documents are prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The woman was among the first batch of Nigerians evacuated from the UAE to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some 256 people were expected to arrive at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Nigeria&#8217;s commercial capital Lagos at about 19:00 local time on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;S authorities say they have secured isolation units in both in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, for returning Nigerians to be quarantined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign Affairs Minister Goeffery Onyeama earlier announced that 4,000 Nigerians living abroad had expressed their willingness to return home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>BBC Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman has given birth onboard a flight repatriating Nigerians from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, said that Kafayat Amusan had given birth to a baby boy about 30 minutes after the flight left the airport. 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