On Wednesday, May 3rd, the first batch of Nigerians who were evacuated from Sudan arrived in the country They landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 11:30 pm Wednesday night, after a long and bumpy journey from Sudan to Egypt by bus and were airlifted at the Aswan Airport in Egypt Meanwhile, since April 15, Sudan has been plunged into armed conflict with clashes between rival factions of the North African nation’s military government breaking out in western Sudan, in the capital city of Khartoum, and in the Darfur region .
A report by Daily Trust has it that the first batch of Nigerians who fled the war in Sudan have returned to the country.
Due to the closure of Sudanese Airspace, the federal government made arrangements for them to be conveyed to Egypt by road from where they were to connect flights back home.
The evacuees had a major setback earlier However, there was a major setback when the Egyptian authorities denied them access over documentation issues.
The logjam continued for days until the Nigerian intelligence network struck a deal with its Egyptian counterpart.
At least 350 stranded Nigerians in war-torn Sudan will arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja around 4:30 PM today, Wednesday, May 3 It was gathered that 350 Nigerian evacuees boarded flights at the Aswan Airport in Egypt Further reports confirmed that the 274-passenger Air Peace plane and the 80-passenger NAF C130 aircraft did the evacuation.
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