Over 350 Nigerians have arrived in Abuja following a war that broke out in Sudan over two weeks, OduNews reports.
While Air Peace conveyed 282, NAF conveyed 96 evacuees, according to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, while addressing the press.
Both aircraft arrived minutes apart.
Ms Farouq said the government of Nigeria is happy “that all of them are back safely, no lives lost which is the most important thing and all of the efforts put in place have not gone in vain.”
She added that the evacuees will receive dignity packs and 100,000 naira transportation fare supported by the Dangote Foundation.
They will also receive N25,000 worth of call voucher and data bundle (1.5gb) from MTN.
Present at the airport to receive the evacuees was the Sudan Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohamed Yousif, who said he is sorry about the situation in Sudan but also happy to have the evacuees back in Nigeria safe.
He noted that the situation in Khartoum is now “calming down and the army will soon control the entire capital (Khartoum).”
Mr Yousif added that he hopes that calm returns to his home country soon so as to enable rehabilitation and return of Nigerians to Sudan.
Since April 15, Sudan has been plunged into armed conflict with clashes between rival factions of the North African nation’s military government breaking out in western Sudan, in the capital city of Khartoum, and in the Darfur region.
