FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TAKING VERY GOOD CARE OF US – SUDAN EVACUEE COMMENDS NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES
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– They gave each one of us N100,000 and airtime for our phones
One of the evacuated Nigerians from troubled Sudan, that arrived last night via airlifting from Aswan, Egpyt; has commended the Nigerian government for the warm reception they have received thus far on arrival in Abuja.
“It is as if Federal Government of Nigeria is making all efforts to make us forget the hardship we went through in the past few weeks. The reception has been wonderful.
“They gave us N100,000 each and activated Sim Cards. Those of us who have inserted the sims say they have N25,000 airtime on the sims while others said it is N5,000 airtime.
“Some of us whose family members are not available to receive them, have been taken to hotels.
“We were all treated to a sumptuous meal upon our arrival on Abuja. I’ve not eaten Jollof Rice that is this delicious since leaving Nigeria about seven years ago.
“I’m sincerely grateful to the Federal Government for their effort in bringing us back to Nigeria and I urge them to speed-up the evacuation of the remaining Nigerians in Sudan.
“I pray for peace to be restored in Sudan as early as possible.”
The first batch of Nigerian evacuees arrived from the troubled Sudan on Wednesday night.
Totalling 376, they arrived in two flights at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; late on Wednesday night. While an aeroplane operated by Air Peace landed at 11.35pm, the Nigerian Navy C-130 jet touched down at 11.44pm.
While recieving the evacuees at the Airport, the Director migration, National Commission for Refugees, Migrant and Internally Displaced Displaced Persons, Mrs. Catherine Udida said 94 evacuees were flown in by the naval plane C130, while Air Peace had evacuated 282 people.
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM); Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa said it was a huge relief to receive the returnees, bearing in mind what they went through in Sudan.
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