Fresh four hundred and twenty-two (422) Nigerians arrived in Abuja, the nation’s capital following the wake of evacuations by the Federal Government from war-torn Sudan.
The number of evacuees consists of 102 Nigerians onboard the Tarco Airlines that departed Port Sudan and another 322 Nigerians onboard the Asman Air from Aswan, Egypt.
They returnees are the fourth batch of to be successfully airlifted by the Federal Government from the North African country.
Sources confirmed that the evacuees left Port Sudan International Airport around 5:25 am on Sunday and landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 12:40 pm.
On ground to receive them at the Abuja airport were officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and security officials.