Second batch of Nigerians who fled from Ukraine amid the invasion by Russia has arrived in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
The 181 evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, at 6:35 pm on Friday on an Air Peace flight from Poland.
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The stranded Nigerians were 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.
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Aduda had said Nigerian airlines – Air Peace and Air Max – would transport stranded Nigerians from Romania, Hungary, and Poland.
Federal Government gave all returnees from Ukraine $100 (about N48,000) to ameliorate their sufferings.
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This is contained in a statement by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of Media and Public Relations, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abuja.
Recall that MDB earlier reported how Nigeria Friday morning received the first batch of its citizens (450 people) fleeing war-torn Ukraine. The returnees arrived from Romania where they had fled to following the war in Ukraine.
They arrived on a plane owned by Air Max, one of the airlines billed to airlift Nigerians returning from Ukraine.
According to Nigerian government, the evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, from where they will depart to their various homes.
