International Flights Resumption: Violate Protocols, Face Travel Ban - PTF

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has said that travellers who violate the protocols put in place will be suspended from travelling for six months or "banned altogether".

This was disclosed by the Coordinator of the task force, Sani Aliyu, in Abuja, during a briefing.

Aliyu said, “It is very likely we will put in place measures to enforce this by suspending travel up to six months or deny foreign travels altogether.

“But beyond the sanctions, because as responsible citizens, we all want our country to continue to be COVID-19-free once we get on top of the pandemic, so, we expect the vast number of travellers to continue to comply with these simple, straightforward measures we are putting in place for the benefit of our country and for the health of our citizens."

He stated that sanctions will be imposed if passengers fail to comply, adding that airlines will also face sanctions of they allow "passengers without a COVID-19 PCR result to board."

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“There will definitely be sanctions if they do not comply. Sanctions to the airlines if they allow passengers without a COVID-19 PCR result to board, they will be sanctioned on arrival in Nigeria, that is the airline," he said.

“For passengers that decline to do the test, at Day 7, we will still allow them after Day 14 to have a test done after which their details will be forwarded to Port Health, Immigration, and part of the security services.”