The third batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja at 11:50pm Friday from Budapest, Hungary aboard Air Peace.
According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) Twitter handles:
@NigeriaGov @abikedabiri @toluogunlesi
#NigeriansInUkraine #Ukraine https://t.co/wOL5Opo4jc.
Two aircraft provided by the Federal government of Nigeria were assigned to repatriate Nigerians living in the Ukraine who were caught in the middle of the Russian attacks on multiple fronts.
The first aircraft which was Max Air flight 747, came with 450 Nigerians from Ukraine through Romania.
Then , Air Peace brought 183 Nigerians from Warsaw in Poland, including adults and kids and the third was also an Air Peace flight. All flights landed at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport on Friday.
This was as a result of several Nigerians fleeing to neighbouring countries, following Russia’s attacks on Ukraine on multiple fronts that began on February 24.
The Federal government disclosed on February 28 that its diplomatic mission had received a total of 256 citizens from Ukraine at Bucharest, Hungary, Poland and Romania since February 27, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24. Several residents, including Nigerians, fled to neighbouring countries.