No fewer than 301 stranded Nigerians returned home from Ukraine amidst Russia attacks on multiple fronts through Budapest.
This was revealed by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission on its Twitter handle: @ NigeriaGov, on Saturday.
#Nigeriansinukraine https://t.co/yKnPRRwlEb stated that the evacuees boarded Flight AZM2351 with Azman Air from Budapest, Hungary.
It stated that the evacuees arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 8:50pm local time, of which the majority of the returnees are the #SumyStudents from Ukraine.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that many Nigerians and other nationals have fled Ukraine into nearby countries since Russia launched a full-scale war on its neighbour on February 24.
The Nigerian government approved the release of $8.5 million for the immediate evacuation of at least 5,000 Nigerians fleeing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict zone to Poland, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia.
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