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Russia vs Ukraine: 4000 stranded Nigerians yet to return as second batch arrives Abuja

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At least, 4000 Nigerians are still hanging around in Ukraine.

This follows the return of the second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Poland who returned to Abuja Friday evening.

The returnees like the first batch arrived from Romania where they had moved to, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

They arrived on a Max airplane.

According to the Nigerian government, 415 evacuees have so far arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, from where they will depart to their various homes.

This has now brought the total number of returnees to nearly 900.

The federal government on Wednesday approved $8.5 million for the evacuation of 5,000 stranded Nigerians in the troubled European country.

From the calculation, at least 4000 Nigerians are yet to return.

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