The Federal Government says it has brought back home, the last batch of stranded Nigerians from Port Sudan.

They arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Saturday, 13th May, 2023 at 6:36pm aboard Tarco Aviation. This batch of returnees numbering 147 was the second Tarco Aviation flight received on Saturday.

A joint statement by the Minitries of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management i dicates that the evacuation is in fulfilment of of President Muhammadu Buhari’s, directive that no Nigerian fleeing the crisis in Sudan be left behind.

The returnees were received at the Airport by the representative of the Hon. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, who is the Chairman of the Situation Room on the Evacuation Exercise.and other top government officials.

The statement explains that the latest batch of returnees marked the end of the emergency evacuation exercise put in place for stranded Nigerians in Sudan.

It states that a mop up exercise will be organised for other Nigerians who may want to return home hereafter.

In summary, 15 flights were deployed by the Federal Government to airlift a total number of 2,518 Nigerian nationals from Sudan.

The Federal Government seizes this opportunity to commend and appreciate the efforts of all the personnel deployed towards the successful evacuation exercise.

The Federal Government also expresses happiness that no Nigerian life was lost in the course of the evacuation exercise.