Several Nigerians stranded in Ukraine have returned home after fleeing the war-torn country.
They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja at midnight on Sunday, according to the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).
The commission said they arrived via Air Peace Boeing 777-300 Flight APK7534 from Budapest, Hungary.
Many Nigerians had fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country on February 24.
On Friday, the third batch of Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries had returned home.
According to NiDCOM, the arrivals increased the number of Nigerians evacuated to 1,112.
“They applauded the speedy response of the federal government to their plight,” NiDCOM said.
President Muhammadu Buhari had 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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