Allen Onyema, Chairman and CEO of Air Peace has confirmed that his airline has already landed in Egypt to airlift stranded Nigerian citizens who had to leave war-torn Sudan.
The Chairman made this known via Twitter “Evacuation update: Our wide-body Boeing 777 with Registration Number 5N-BVE took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 15:10hrs today to Egypt to airlift stranded Nigerians consequent upon the ongoing crisis in Sudan,” Air Peace tweeted.
“Beyond commercial operations, we are sensitive and responsive to societal issues and will continue to engage in humanitarian interventions as led by our Chairman, Barr. Allen Onyema.
“We also thank the Federal Government for their role in making this evacuation possible. Let’s wish our fellow countrymen a safe flight back to their fatherland.”
This was also confirmed by the chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who said Air Peace is in Egypt to help return all the Nigerian evacuees from Sudan back to the country.
“@flyairpeace has just landed. Big gratitude to the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt for their tireless efforts,” Dabiri-Erewa tweeted while providing an update on the evacuation of Nigerians from the war-ravaged Sudan.
On April 24, Onyema announced that his airline was willing to evacuate the stranded Nigerians in Sudan.
The conflict between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Force (RSF), has claimed over 500 lives with about 4,000 injured and have left many civilians displaced, who fled the capital, Khartoum since the violence started on April 8.

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