First batch of Nigerians arrive from Ukraine (Photos)
TSB News reports that the First batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine has arrived in the country.
They arrived from Romania on Friday morning .
The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, confirmed this in a tweet.
She said , “First batch of Nigerians from #Ukraine arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja from Romania at 7:10 am.”
To God be the glory Max Air Evacuation flight VM602 from Bucharest touched down in Abuja🇳🇬#NigeriansInUkraine
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) March 4, 2022
Lagos airport also confirmed their arrival. See below:
UPDATE
The 1st batch of Nigerians are home at last 🇳🇬🙏🏾👏🏽👍🏽@MaxAirLtd Flight VM602 from Bucharest to Abuja landed 7:10 AM on Friday 04MAR22.
Work continues towards the successful evacustion of the remaining stranded citizens.#NigeriansInUkraine @AdudaG @NigeriaGov pic.twitter.com/QLciZhWLPW
— Lagos Airport (@LOSairport) March 4, 2022