The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja has received yet another group of Nigerians who were stuck in the war-torn Sudan.
At 9:30am, a Tarco Aviation plane carrying 136 evacuees arrived via Port Sudan.
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports that 2,002 Nigerians, including men, women, children, and pregnant women, had been evacuated from Sudan as of this writing, making it the 11th plane to do so since the war in the North African nation began.
The remainder of the evacuation was carried out by the Air Force Charlie 130 and Nigerian airlines Air Peace, Max Air, and Azman Air in addition to the seven trips Tarco Aviation had already made.
This is coming few hours after 126 nationals that departed Port Sudan International Airport landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Tuesday night via Tarco Air.
BREAKING NEWS
EVACUATION UPDATE: (10th Batch of Evacuation:)The 9th batch of Evacuees: 126 Nationals that departed Port Sudan International Airport, landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 10 pm local time on May 9 via Tarco Air.
Making a total of 1,856 evacuees… pic.twitter.com/CDYZjGQhvT
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) May 10, 2023
