The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine amid the Russian invasion have arrived in Abuja.
They arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 7:11am on Friday via Max Air.
The federal government on Wednesday, approved $8.5 million
for the immediate evacuation of 5,000 Nigerians stranded as a result of the
Russia-Ukraine war.
The government earlier scheduled the arrival of the first
batch of evacuees for Thursday.
But the flight was rescheduled.
The evacuees were received at the airport in Abuja by Edward
Adedokun, director search and rescue of the National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA); officials of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), and
the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
A total of 411 evacuees and consular staff arrived in Nigeria.
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