Additional to this is N25,000 worth of recharge cards and
1.5 Gigabytes of data.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq,
disclosed these at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday
morning.
The returnees arrived in the country around 11:35 pm on
Wednesday while more are still expected in the country.
Farouq stated that the cash and other gifts given to the
returnees were done to make them comfortable as they return to the country.
She said, “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
tthing.
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.”
Our correspondents observed that the returnees were handed
the N100,000 cash and the dignity kits at the airport after putting down their
information.
Giving the details on the returnees, she said a total of 376
persons arrived in the country from Eygpt.
She said the Air Peace aircraft conveyed 282 persons while
that of the Nigeria Air Force evacuated 94.
Farouq said, “Today, we have received the first batch of the
evacuees. The C130 aircraft of NAF brought about 94 of them while the Air Peace
which I commend and appreciate the Chairman/CEO for the support and bringing
back our nationals. They brought back about 282 Nigerians.
“They will be in the hall and they will go through a process
of profiling and after which they will go through the immigration and they will
be given their dignity packs for them to get back to their respective
destinations. Some of them, their family members are here to receive them while
others would be under our care until they get to their families.
She, however, warned against the consequences of war, urging
Nigerians to pray for peace in the country.
“War is not a good thing. People went to study and they
became refugees all of a sudden. It is an international crisis and also a
humanitarian crisis as people had no food, water, or where to go.
“Nigerians should pray for peace and also not experience
this kind of situation.”
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