Abuja, May 12, 2023 -The Nigerian Government has evacuated 2,246 Nigerians from Sudan.
Mr. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of the Media, Public Relations, and Protocols Unit of NiDCOM, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
According to the statement, 123 Nigerians boarded Tarco Airline on Wednesday from Port Sudan, while 136 boarded the same airline on Thursday.
“On May 3, 94 evacuees, comprising 78 males and 16 females, boarded NAF C130 plane, while 274 boarded Air Peace plane from Aswan Airport, Egypt.
“May 5, 130 Nigerians also boarded Tarco Airline, while on May 6, 131 evacuees boarded the same airline from Port Sudan, with 102 boarding the same airline from Port Sudan on Sunday.
“410 Nigerians boarded Max Air and 322 Azman Air, both flights from Aswan Airport on Sunday.”
The statement added that two flights from Tarco Airline evacuated 133 passengers with seven children and nine infants, and 126 passengers, also with 12 children and 41 infants from Port Sudan on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
It said that 123 Nigerians boarded Tarco Airline from Port Sudan on Wednesday, while 136 boarded the same airline on Thursday.
The agency said the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) would give the details of the 264 passengers aboard Tarco Airline as well as the 128 and 136 evacuees in separate flights. (GBN)
