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First Batch of Stranded Nigerians in Sudan Arrive Abuja
The first batch of stranded Nigerians who fled war-torn Sudan arrived via military jet C13 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Wednesday.
The first batch of stranded Nigerians who fled war-torn Sudan arrived via military jet C13 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Wednesday.
According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, the estimated 376 evacuees arrived at about 11:40 pm.
The Chairman of NIDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa who was at the Airport to receive them revealed that twenty-seven buses arrived at Port Sudan on Tuesday and were airlifted from Egypt to Nigeria through the Aswan Airport.
The commission wrote, “Evacuation Update: Nigerian Ambassador in Egypt has successfully moved evacuees from the Sudanese side to the Egyptian side of the Arqeel students across the border.
“The students are now being prepared for their departure to Abuja through Aswan Airport. With the arrival of AirPeace and the NAF Plane, the onward journey home begins soon after the necessary documentation.”
Meanwhile, the evacuees were lodged from where they will be transported to the Aswan Airport in batches.
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