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Ukraine War: 183 stranded Nigerians return from Poland

The second batch of returnees are made up of 180 adults and three infants.

• March 4, 2022
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The Second batch of 183 Nigerians stranded as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, through Poland with Air Peace.

This indication was given by the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Twitter.

NiDCOM stated that the returnees arrived at 6:30 p.m. local time from Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, and are made up of 180 adults and three infants.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that earlier on Friday, 450 Nigerians were repatriated from Ukraine through Romania with Max Air plane.

(NAN)

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