On Wednesday, May 3, the first wave of Nigerians escaping the Sudanese conflict landed in Nigeria from Egypt.
They arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport about 11.40 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, with 376 evacuees. The Air Peace aircraft transported around 282 people, while the Nigeria Air Force evacuated 94 people back to the country.
When they returned to the country, they each received N100,000 in compensation. They were also given recharge cards worth N25,000 and 1.5 Gigabytes of data.
Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, made the announcement on Thursday morning, May 4, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
“Today, we are very happy to receive them,” she remarked. They have been through a horrific experience, but we thank Almighty Allah that they have all returned safely. The most important thing is that no lives were lost. All of the efforts made were not in vain. I applaud every member of the Committee who has worked tirelessly to ensure that these people are returned safely and with respect. We appreciate the transportation companies’ assistance.
“There is N100,000 to transport them back to their families, which is supported by the Dangote Foundation by providing transportation as well as dignity kits, as well as 25,000 MTN recharge cards and 1.5 GB data courtesy of MTN.” All efforts have been made, and everyone has contributed to ensuring that these Nigerians can return home in some comfort.”
After providing their information, the returnees were given N100,000 cash and dignity kits at the airport.
