JUST IN: 1,531 Nigerians Have Returned Home Since Russia/Ukraine War – FG
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, has announced that a total of 1,531 Nigerian evacuees have arrived the country since the Russia/ Ukraine war started on February 24.
The update was revealed on Tuesday as NiDCOM tweeted that 31 returnees landed in Abuja on Monday morning.
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It tweeted:
“Federal Government received another 31 Returnees from Ukraine through Romania aboard Turkish Airlines, which landed at about 06:30a.m at the Nnamdi Azikwe Int’l Airport Abuja. Bringing the total of Evacuees to 1,531,” NidCOM tweeted.
Since the conflict started , efforts have been made by other countries including Nigeria to get their citizens out of the war zone.
FG had said two airlines would facilitate evacuation of Nigerians from Ukriane.
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Refugees that have fled the country are more than 2.5 million according to the United Nations Refugee Agency.
