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Ukraine: First Batch of Nigerian Evacuees Arrive Abuja

Malik Yahya/

The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine in the wake of Russian invasion of the country arrived Abuja this morning.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission disclosed this in a tweet on its official handle.

NewsmakersNG learnt that the Max Air plane conveying the first batch of 415 Nigerians fleeing from the war in Ukraine arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from Romania at 7.10am.

The stranded Nigerians had fled Ukraine to Bucharest from where they were successfully evacuated to Nigeria following the intervention of the federal government with the cooperation of governments of countries neighbouring Ukraine.

According to Gabriel Aduda, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the federal government has made all necessary arrangements to ensure that no Nigerian is left stranded in any of the countries where they have fled to.

Aduda said that Nigerian airlines – Air Peace and Air Max – would transport stranded Nigerians from Romania, Hungary, and Poland.

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