The Federal Government announced on Friday that the seventh batch of Nigerians stranded in war-torn Sudan has been successfully evacuated.
The 17th batch of returnees from Sudan marked a total of 2,858 individuals now brought back to safety.
The returnees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Pilgrims terminal, Abuja at precisely 12:15 pm.
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Officials from various agencies, including National Emergency Management Agency,
NEMA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) were present to receive them.
Also present was the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), amongst others.
Out of the 205 evacuees, 160 were adults and 45 were infants.
NIDCOM confirmed the information through a brief statement on their Twitter handle, adding that evacuees boarded the Tarco Airline flight.
It revealed that the returnees from Sudan were the last set of evacuations.
NIDCOM said:
“A total number of 205 Nigeria evacuees from Sudan arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Pilgrims terminal, Abuja on Friday at exactly 12.15 pm. The evacuees which comprised 160 adults and 45 minors and infants were received by Federal Government Officials from NIDCOM, NEMA, REFUGEES COMMISSION, IMMIGRATION, FAAN, and Ministries of Foreign Affairs as well as Environment.
“As usual, they were profiled, fed, and provided transportation for them especially the majority going to Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, and Borno states. To date, a total of 2,865 evacuees have been transported back to Nigeria from the war-torn Sudan.”
