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An emerging report has confirmed that at least 350 Nigerians who made it to the Egyptian borders from war-torn Sudan have begun to board flights from Aswan Airport to Abuja.
Sources confirmed that the stranded Nigerians who made it to the Egyptian boarders arrived at the airport at about 9:30 am on Wednesday, May 3.
According to Daily Trust, the source said:
“They will be airlifted by NAF C130 and AirPeace. 80 passengers in C130 and Airpeace 274 passengers.“Checking in has commenced following normal airport protocols. Boarding is ongoing.”
It was further gathered all 350 evacuees are expected to touch down in Abuja around 4:30 pm.
In another development, it was confirmed that 20 other Nigerian nationals who made it to Egypt were returned to the border as they could not catch a flight coming to Nigeria.
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