Nigerian airline, Air Peace has deployed one of its aircraft to evacuate stranded Nigerians in Europe.
The move follows the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24.
This was disclosed on Thursday by the Air Peace’s spokesman, Mr. Stanley Olisa, in Lagos.
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“This is the first batch of Nigerians to be evacuated since the war broke out.
“The aircraft departed Nigeria at 2.20 a.m. today, March 3, 2022, for Warsaw, Poland,” the statement said.
The Federal Government engaged Air Peace and other airlines to evacuate over 2,000 Nigerian nationals from neighboring countries such as Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Slovakia.