JUST IN: First batch of 270 Sudan returnees arrives in Abuja

The first batch of 270 Nigerians stranded in Sudan has arrived in the country.

The returnees, who are mostly students, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, aboard an Air Peace plane at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Nigerian Air Force had earlier announced the expected arrival of the country’s nationals from Egypt.

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