301 Nigerians fleeing Ukraine-Russia war arrive Abuja from Hungary

Another batch of 301 Nigerians stranded in Ukraine arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday. The evacuees were said to have arrived from Budapest, Hungary at 8:50 pm via Azman Air.

A post by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on its official twitter handle reads: “The evacuation Flight AZM2351 @AzmanAir Nigerians from Budapest, Hungary arrive at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport today, Saturday, 12th March 2022 at 8:50 PM local time, the majority of which are the #SumyStudents from Ukraine.

“Returnees are getting $100 transport fare from the Federal Government of Nigeria, free SIM cards loaded with 5,000 Naira airtime to allow them to reach their family members courtesy of a partnership between NiDCOM and Mtn,  and other relief packages.”

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NiDCOM had earlier on Saturday announced that 300 evacuees would be arriving in the country at about 5:30 pm but the returnees eventually arrived by 8:50 pm. Reasons for the delay were not stated by the commission.

The earlier post read: “Azman Air boarding another 300 Evacuees mostly students from Sumy #SumyStudents at Liszt Ferenc Airport Budapest, Hungary today 12/3/22, expected to arrive home at about 5:30 pm local time.”

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