Gunshots everywhere, we thought we’d never return home — Sudan Returnees
*After saying my last prayers, I waited for the worst—STUDENT *We were sexualy harrased, broke, stole to survive — STUDENTS *We paid money to be allowed to urinate *We paid to bath, brush teeth, etc *Nigerian officials starved us for 12 hours l’We literally saw death but Nigeria came through’ *I feared for my children’s safety in Sudan— NIGERIAN FATHER *Refusal of Nigeria missions to pay visa fees delayed our evacuation lFG gives each returnee N100,000 cash gift *Azman Air to airlift second batch IT was wild jubilation as 376 Nigerians, the first batch of evacuees from war-torn Sudan, arrived Nigeria late Wednesday night. The returnees, who were first evacuated to Egypt, touched down at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja about 11.30p.m., and 11.54p.m., respectively and were received by aides of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Faruk, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency and Nigeria in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, among others...