The first batch of a total of 274 Nigerians that left Sudan has arrived in Abuja.
. The evacuees arrived in an aeroplane owned by Air Peace, which conveyed the evacuees from Aswan in Egypt to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital
.They landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 11:30 pm Wednesday.
They had a long and bumpy journey from Sudan to Egypt by bus and were airlifted at the Aswan Airport in Egypt.
They experienced hitches throughout their journey by road as some had to wait for few days before they were allowed passage through Egypt via Sudanese border.
Their flight was equally delayed before they were finally cleared to board. More batches are expected to arrive the country from Sudan in the next few days. AFP
