March 06, (THEWILL) -A new batch of over 300 Nigerians returned home from war-ravaged Ukraine on Sunday.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) stated that they arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 00:30 a.m. aboard Air Peace Boeing 777-300 Flight APK7534.through Budapest.
The arrivals increased the number of Nigerians evacuated by the federal government to 1,112 as 807 others had earlier been evacuated in three batches as at Saturday.
NiDCOM stated also that the returnees were excited to be home after the uncertainty of fleeing from the war.
They applauded the speedy response of the federal government to their plight, NiDCOM added.
Reports say many Nigerians and other nationals have fled Ukraine into nearby countries since Russia launched a full-scale war on its neighbour on Feb. 24.
The Nigerian government approved the release of 8.5 million dollars on Wednesday for the immediate evacuation of at least 5,000 Nigerians fleeing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict zone to Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Slovakia.
Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, said he had a telephone conversation with Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on modality for the quick evacuation of Nigerian students from Sumy.
According to reports, there are between 370 and 500 Nigerian students stranded in Sumy, in Northeastern Ukraine and they are calling for help from the Nigerian government to be freed as they are running out of essential materials.
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