A total of 376 Nigerians hitherto stranded in Sudan have arrived safely in Abuja following a successful evacuation by the federal government.
The first batch of 94 evacuees touched down late last night aboard a Nigerian Airforce Hercules C-130, while the remaining 282 persons came back on an AirPeace flight.
A statement Thursday by special assistant on Media to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, said Sadiya Umar Farouq, was on ground to welcome the evacuees.
She thanked the federal government for the fruitful negotiations with the Sudanese government which led to the successful release and subsequent evacuation of Nigerians from the war-torn trans Sahara region.
