The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, said Nigerian evacuees from Sudan on Thursday receive the sum of N100,000 each, N25,000 worth of recharge cards and 1.5 Gigabytes of data upon their return to the country at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday morning.
The returnees arrived in the country around 11:35 pm on Wednesday, and authorities still expect more.
Farooq explained that the cash and other gifts given to the evacuee would make them comfortable when they returned to their country.
According to the Minister:
“Today, we are very happy to receive them. They have gone through a very traumatic period but we give thanks to Almighty Allah that all of them are back safely. No life was lost which is the most important thing. All the efforts put in place were not in vain. I thank every member of the Committee that has put all efforts to ensure that these people are brought back safely and with dignity. We thank the transport companies for their support.
“There is N100,000 that would transport them back to their families which is supported by the Dangote Foundation by giving them the transportation fare as well as the dignity kits and also 25,000 recharge cards from MTN and 1.5 GB data courtesy of MTN. All efforts have been put in place and everyone has contributed to ensuring that at least these Nigerians have some comfort when they return home”
Cc: Punch Ng
