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First batch of 270 Sudan returnees arrives in Abuja
The first batch of 270 Nigerians stranded in Sudan has arrived in the country.
The returnees, who are mostly students, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, aboard an Air Peace plane at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Nigerian Air Force had earlier announced the expected arrival of the country’s nationals from Egypt.
READ ALSO: Sudan: NiDCOM denies stopping Nigerians from S-East boarding evacuation buses
In a terse message on WhatsApp, the NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa, said the NAF C-130H aircraft evacuating the Nigerians from Egypt had departed the Aswan Airport in the North African country and would arrive at the Abuja airport by 11:23 p.m.
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