The Federal Government officials on Sunday welcomed the fourth batch of four hundred and ten Nigerian returnees who arrived from Sudan to Abuja.
The evacuees arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the airport at exactly 10:45 a.m., on board a Max Airline from Egypt.
Dr Sani Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, said 732 persons would arrive today from the Egypt borders.
According to him, no Nigerian is left at Egypt border, as all Nigerians at that point had been evacuated.
“I am very happy to announce that no single Nigerian is currently at the Egyptian border, we have completed the airlift from the Egyptian side.
“What remains is the Port Sudan side and that will be completed in the next few days, probably in the next 48 hours,” he said.
He claimed that plans had also been made to evacuate the Nigerians who had fled the Sudan towards the borders of Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia.
He continued by saying that a mop-up service had been established after the primary evacuation to transport any Nigerians who desired to return home.
He did, however, emphasize that those who wished to return should leave right away for Port Sudan in order to be evacuated.
Ada Peter
