COVID-19: Wife of Nigerian stranded in Egypt begs FG for help

Mrs Sadiya Salisu, the wife of Mas’ud Salisu, a Nigerian stranded in Egypt, has called for the Federal Government’s intervention to facilitate her husband’s return.

Salisu, who travelled to Egypt for medical treatment, was stranded due to flight restrictions occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wife of the patient, Sadiya made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, in Sokoto on Sunday.

Sadiya said her husband, who is a staff of one of the Federal Government agencies in Sokoto, had been in Egypt for the past 40 days, after completing his routine medical treatment.

She noted that her spouse and other Nigerians were affected by the restriction of flights and stranded in Egypt.

She alleged that her husband alongside other stranded Nigerians had made contacts with the Nigerian Mission in Egypt, lamenting that their efforts proved abortive.

According to Sadiya, her husband is in dire condition in Egypt due to the present predicament.

Also commenting, a relative of the stranded patient, Habibu Malumfashi, disclosed that Salisu left the county through the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, after an arrangement with an Egyptian hospital for medical treatment. Punch