The first batch of Nigerian evacuees from Sudan has Sudan arrived in Nigeria from Egypt.
They touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport recently with an estimate of 376 evacuees. Around 282 persons were airlifted by the Air Peace aircraft while the Nigeria Air Force airlifted 94 Nigerians back to the country.
The evacuees received the sum of N100,000 each upon their return to Nigeria. Also, they were given N25,000 worth of recharge cards and 1.5 Gigabytes of data.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, disclosed this development at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja today.
She said: “Today, we are very happy to receive them. They have gone through a very traumatic period but we give thanks to Almighty Allah that all of them are back safely. No life was lost which is the most important thing. All the efforts put in place were not in vain. I thank every member of the Committee that has put all efforts to ensure that these people are brought back safely and with dignity. We thank the transport companies for their support.
“There is N100,000 that would transport them back to their families which is supported by the Dangote Foundation by giving them the transportation fare as well as the dignity kits and also 25,000 recharge cards from MTN and 1.5 GB data courtesy of MTN. All efforts have been put in place and everyone has contributed to ensuring that at least these Nigerians have some comfort when they return home.”
The returnees were given the N100,000 cash and the dignity kits at the airport after writing down their information.
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