Seventh batch of 324 Nigerians evacuated from Sudan arrive in Abuja -
The passengers were on board an Azman Air carrier, thus making it the seventh batch of stranded Nigerians to return home from crisis-ridden Sudan.
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The passengers were on board an Azman Air carrier, thus making it the seventh batch of stranded Nigerians to return home from crisis-ridden Sudan.
A total of 836 passengers arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja from Sudan. The passengers were on board an Azman Air carrier with 324 of them evacuees, thus making it the seventh batch of stranded Nigerians to returned home from crisis-ridden Sudan. A statement on Sunday by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of
The returnees are reportedly on board Tarco Airline and the aircraft being boarded is B737-300.
The next batch of 132 returnees from Sudan are expected in Abuja around 2 p.m. on Saturday. Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, said the returnees “left Port Sudan International Airport on Saturday at 7:20 a.m. local time, with 132 Nigerian nationals (evacuees) 124 adults, seven infants”. The returnees
NiDCOM says about 1,700 Nigerians remaining in Sudan will be evacuated back into the country in a matter of days.