The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said 102 evacuees returned home from Sudan aboard a Tarco airliner via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the commission’s spokesperson, who gave the update on Monday, said the airline arrived at the airport at about 9:15 a.m.
Earlier, he updated journalists on a Tarco Airline arriving from Port Sudan International Airport.
“Aircraft: B737-500 CS- MAB. Company: Tarco Airline left Port Sudan International Airport today, 8th May 2023, at 12:45 a.m. local time, with 124 adults and five infants—a total of 129 Nigerian nationals (evacuees).
“Estimated time of arrival Port Sudan (PZU) to Juba (JUB) 2 hrs 50 min. Stop over one hour in Juba.
“JUB to ABV = 03:30 min. Total = 7hrs 30min. The flight is expected to arrive in Abuja around 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Nigerian time.”
(NAN)
