FG ends Nigerians’ evacuation in Sudan

It stated that in fulfilment of the directives of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , that no Nigerian fleeing the crisis in Sudan should be left behind, the government had brought back home the last batch of stranded Nigerians from Port Sudan.

“They arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 6:36pm aboard Tarco Aviation. This batch of returnees numbering 147 was the second Tarco Aviation flight received on Saturday. The earlier flight brought back 125 evacuees,” it stated in the statement. Confirming the end of the exercise, the government said, “As earlier indicated, this latest batch of returnees marked the end of the emergency evacuation exercise put in place for stranded Nigerians in Sudan. An exercise will be organised to mop up other Nigerians who may want to return home hereafter.”

The statement stated that 15 flights were deployed by the Federal Government to airlift a total number of 2,518 Nigerian nationals from Sudan.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

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