Ukraine: First batch of Nigerian evacuees to arrive on Thursday

By : Kanayo Umeh, Abuja

Date: 2 March 2022 12:14pm WAT

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University students, including many from Nigeria, fleeing from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, stow their luggage as they get on their transport bus close to the Hungarian-Ukrainian border in the village of Tarpa in Hungary on February 28, 2022. - More than half a million people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion five days ago, with more than half fleeing into Poland, the United Nations said on February 28, 2022. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

About 2,090 Nigerians will return home to Nigeria from Ukraine on Thursday after finding their way to Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, confirmed that chattered flights will depart on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, to pick up Nigerian evacuees back home.

He noted that the first batch of evacuees are expected to arrive in Nigeria on Thursday, March 3, 2022.

According to him “The capacity and route of the airlines are as follows: Max Air to Romania 560 persons, Airpeace to Poland 364 persons and Air peace to Hungary 360 persons.

Aduda also assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is working round the clock to bring back Nigerians home safely.
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