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Second batch of Sudan returnees sets to arrive in Abuja
The second batch of Nigerians evacuated from crisis-torn Sudan will arrive in the country later on Thursday.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) confirmed the development on its Twitter handle – @nidcom_gov.
The agency was however silent on the exact time the aircraft conveying the returnees would touch down at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.
The first batch of 270 Nigerians, comprising mostly students arrived in Abuja at 11:30 p.m., on Wednesday.
READ ALSO: Sudan: Max Air to evacuate 560 Nigerians from Egypt
The Federal Government had deployed a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Air Peace planes to airlift Nigerians from Egypt after they fled Sudan following the outbreak of fighting between two military units loyal to the country’s top commanders.
We are expecting the 2nd batch any moment from now. https://t.co/uvD2K2X42X
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) May 4, 2023
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