BREAKING: 1ST Aircraft To Evacuate Nigerians Stranded In Ukraine Departs | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Mar 03, 2022
BREAKING: 1ST Aircraft To Evacuate Nigerians Stranded In Ukraine Departs | READ DETAILS
The first batch of Nigerian nationals stranded in Ukraine following Russia's invasion, are set to be evacuated back to Nigeria.
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AirPeace aircraft departed on Thursday, at about 2:20am for Poland where some Nigerians are taking refuge.
Announcing the aircraft departure, AirPeace wrote;
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"Ukraine War: We've deployed our aircraft to evacuate Nigerians who are stranded in Europe as a result of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
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This is the first batch of Nigerians to be evacuated since the war broke out. The aircraft departed Nigeria at 2:20am today, Thursday, March 3, 2022, for Warsaw, Poland."
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Recall that the Federal government had said it will commence evacuation of about 5,600 citizens on Wednesday. President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, approved $8.5m to aid in the evacuation which AirPeace and MaxAir are expected to conduct. READ HERE
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