Following the commitment by the federal government of Nigeria to evacuate its citizens caught up in the crises zone in Eastern Europe, the first batch of evacuees from Bucharest, Romania arrived have Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, Abuja this morning. The evacuees fled Ukraine following the aggression by the Russian federation meted on Ukraine pushed the Nigerians to seek refuge in Romania.
Nigerian Government has contracted Air Peace and Max air to evacuate its stranded citizens who escaped into neighboring countries like Hungary, Poland, and Romania among others.
President Buhari approved the sum of $8.5million dollars to get the work done.
As Air peace could not make it yesterday due to some hitches it encountered in its operations, Max Air cruised to Bucharest, Romania from Abuja yesterday Thursday only to land this morning with the Nigerians on board.
The 747-400 aircraft with Registration number 5N-HMM touched down at the NAIA by 06:11 this morning, an official of the airline confirmed. DailyTrust.
