NIDCOM Chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri with the evacuees on arrival aboard Air Peace, Thursday morning
Second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Sudan arrive in Abuja
Second batch of stranded Nigerians evacuated from the war in Sudan has arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja.
The evacuees arrived, Friday at 3:10pm.
Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Dr Nasir Sani Gwarzo along with the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Habib Ahmed were on hand to receive the evacuees.
The evacuees after profiling were given a token of N100 USD to support them to their various locations.
Dangote Foundation, a philanthropic organisation was also present to give them supports before their departure from the airport.
Also present are representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NCFRMI and NIDCOM.
The first batch of about 370 had earlier Thursday arrived in Abuja.
