Fresh Batch Of 125 Nigerians Arrive In Abuja From Sudan

Another batch of Nigerians has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from Sudan.

A total of 125 evacuees, including 22 children, landed aboard a Tarco Airline Boeing 737 from Port Sudan by 5 pm Nigerian time.

On hand to receive them were officials of the National Management Emergency Agency (NEMA); the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM).

At the time of this report, the evacuees were being processed into the country by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service using their passports and Emergency Travel Certificates (ETCs).

This is the first set of evacuees since President Bola Tinubu took office on May 29.