On May 3, the first group of Nigerians escaping the conflict in Sudan landed in Nigeria via Egypt
On May 3, at around 11.40 p.m., they arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport with an estimated 376 evacuees. The Nigerian Air Force evacuated 94 people back to the nation while the Air Peace aircraft transported about 282 people.
They were given the sum of N100,000 each when they got back to the nation. They also received 1.5 Gigabytes of data and recharge cards worth N25,000.
On Thursday, May 4, in the early hours of the morning, Sadiya Farouq, the minister of humanitarian affairs, announced these at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
She said, “Today, we are very happy to receive them. They have gone through a very traumatic period but we give thanks to Almighty Allah that all of them are back safely. No life was lost which is the most important thing. All the efforts put in place were not in vain. I thank every member of the Committee that has put all efforts to ensure that these people are brought back safely and with dignity. We thank the transport companies for their support.
“There is N100,000 that would transport them back to their families which is supported by the Dangote Foundation by giving them the transportation fare as well as the dignity kits and also 25,000 recharge cards from MTN and 1.5 GB data courtesy of MTN. All efforts have been put in place and everyone has contributed to ensuring that at least these Nigerians have some comfort when they return home.”
After providing their information, the dignity kits and N100,000 cash were given to the returnees at the airport.
