Latest reports indicate that 376 Nigerians have arrived from Sudan after several efforts by federal authorities to evacuate them from the warring country.
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, first brought back home 94 Nigerians while a second flight by Airpeace airline had 282 persons.
Credible News reports that the Nigerians arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja aboard NAF 913 C-130H aircraft at 11.54 pm on Wednesday.
They 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.
The NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa, in a statement on Thursday said the effort is in furtherance of NAF’s constitutional role of aid to civil authority.
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 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 the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
