A fresh batch of 422 Nigerians fleeing the fighting in the Sudan arrived Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, Sunday.
Channels Television reports that the figure consists of 102 persons aboard a Tarco Airlines flight which departed Port Sudan and another 322 Nigerians onboard an Asman Air flight from Aswan, Egypt.
The figures make up the fourth batch of returnees to be airlifted by the Federal Government from Sudan.
It was gathered that returnees left Port Sudan International Airport around 5:25 am on Sunday and landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 12:40 pm.
They were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) as well as security officials.
