7th May, 2023
By Temitope Ponle
A total of 836 Nigerians who were evacuated from troubled Sudan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
A statement on Sunday by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols Unit of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) indicated that the sixth batch of returnees from Port Sudan aboard Tarco Airline landed moments before with 102 evacuees, including pregnant women and children.
Tarco Airline left Port Sudan International Airport at 5:25 a.m. local time, with an estimated time of arrival in Abuja, Nigeria at 11:30 a.m. to noon.
Earlier, he said another batch of 410 evacuees departed Aswan International Airport, Egypt, and landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 10:30 a.m. local time on MaxAir.
“I am happy to inform you that Max Air and Azman are airborne and are expected to arrive in Abuja at 10 a.m. today, Sunday, 7 May 2023 with more than 700 passengers.
“May Allah bring the two batches safely. Aamin.
“We await the arrival of Air Peace later. The good news is, no Nigerian life has been lost so far,” he said.