By Ogochukwu Isioma
Dangote Foundation has gifted the first batch of Nigerian evacuees from the war-torn Sudan N100,000 each, while they also received N25,000 worth of airtime and 1.5 gigabyte data courtesy of MTN.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, while addressing journalists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday morning.
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 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.”
Earlier, the Nigerians fleeing the war-ridden Sudan arrived the country from Eygpt. Out of the about 376 persons who arrived the Airport at about 11.40pm Wednesday, 282 were conveyed on an Air Peace flight while 94 others were evacuated by the Nigeria Air Force.
