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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.

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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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