Air Peace to bring back luggage of Sudan returnees

Air Peace to bring back luggage of Sudan returnees

Air Peace will convey to Nigeria belongings of the evacuees who left Egypt without luggage.

Nigeria’s ambassador to Egypt, Abba Nura Rimi, confirmed this to a Sudan-based Nigerian journalist Wednesday night.

Air Force plane deployed to Egypt to bring back Nigerians who fled crisis-ridden Sudan had left without the luggage of the evacuees.

It was learnt that the decision was taken in order to make the aircraft convey more evacuees.

Egypt had initially refused to allow Nigerians entry into its territory over visa issues until President Muhammadu Buhari reported intervened.

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A report by Daily Trust quoted a reliable military source close to the arrangement as saying, “This initiative, which was broached and complimented by the Egyptian National Security Adviser (NSA), Faiza Abou el-Naga, and her Nigerian counterpart, General Monguno, has so far allowed a smooth movement across the border into Egypt.

“Faiza told NSA Monguno that Nigeria’s request, which he submitted, had been graciously approved by President el-Sisi, who also sent his fraternal greetings to President Buhari. Consequently, the deployment of the NAF aircrafts and the one by Air Peace were to be allowed to proceed with evacuation plans.

“Conditions required for the evacuation plans included details and schedules of the aircraft, capacity of the aircraft, strong pledge that once Nigerians depart the border, they would be conveyed to the destination.”

A highly placed source in the security arena said it was on President Muhammadu Buhari’s instruction that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, reached out to his Egyptian counterpart, Faiza Abou el-Naga, who made the evacuation process smooth.

Air Peace to bring back luggage of Sudan returnees