Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Second Batch of 81 Evacuees Arrive From Ukraine

No fewer than 181 Nigerians based in Ukraine have arrived Nigeria en route Poland.

The second batch of evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport at 6:35 pm on Friday on an Air Peace flight.

The first batch arrived in the early hours of Friday from Romania.

According to Gabriel Aduda, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Government has made all necessary arrangements to ensure that no Nigerian is left stranded in any of the countries where they have fled to.

The Federal Government gave all returnees from Ukraine $100 (about N48,000) to ameliorate their sufferings.

This was contained in a statement by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of Media and Public Relations, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abuja.

The first batch of 450 Nigerians stranded in Ukraine returned home from Romania through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Balogun said that the returnees, mostly students, arrived in Nigeria with Max Air flight 747 at 7:10 a.m.

He said that the evacuees from Poland could not return on Thursday because their flight was rescheduled for Friday.

He added that Air Peace left on Thursday to pick the passengers from Hungary.