277 Nigerian evacuees from Sudan has successfully arrived the country from Egypt.
They were evacuated by road from the war torn country of Sudan to Egypt and evacuated back to Nigeria by Air Peace airline.
The wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft with Registration Number 5N-BVE, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, around 23:00hrs on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
The aircraft had departed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos at 15:10hrs on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, had offered to freely airlift Nigerians from the war-hit country of Sudan, requesting the Federal Government to get them to a neighbouring country, as the Sudanese airspace is temporarily closed for civil aviation.
He said the stranded Nigerians needed urgent assistance, adding that, he is compelled to help because Nigeria cannot afford to lose her citizens in that country.
“It would be my own commitment to making sure that the stranded Nigerians in the war-torn country are safe”.
“Everything must not be left for the government alone, especially as the situation calls for urgency and immediate action”.