The seventh batch of Nigerians evacuated from war-torn Sudan, comprising of 836 passengers arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday, aboard an Azman Air carrier, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has confirmed.
A statement by the Head of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols Unit of the Commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said that the sixth batch of returnees from Port Sudan aboard Tarco Airline, landed moments before the batch seven, with 102 evacuees, including pregnant women and children.
“Tarco Airline left Port Sudan International Airport at 5:25 a.m. local time, with estimated time of arrival in Abuja, Nigeria at 11:30a.m. to noon,” he said.