First batch of Nigerians in Sudan arrive Abuja International Airport
The first batch of Nigerians stranded in Sudan have arrived in Abuja aboard NAF 913 C-130H aircraft at 11.54 pm on Wednesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerians who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja are among the first batch of 276 Nigerians airlifted from Aswan in Egypt as Nigeria begins evacuation of more than 5,000 of its citizens in Sudan back home.
According to NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa, in a statement on Thursday, the effort is in furtherance of NAF’s constitutional role of aid to civil authority.
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Famuyiwa said the airlift was also in line with Federal Government’s commitment to rescue and successfully return back home all Nigerians living in Sudan.
“The airlift operation is the most heartwarming as it coincides with the NAF’s 59th-anniversary celebration holding in Enugu from May 4 to May 7,” he added.
He said the returnees were received by Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Director General, NEMA, Ahmed Habib, and Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.
