140 Nigerians who had been stranded in Sudan for months have returned home with the support of the International Organisation for Migration as part of its Voluntary Humanitarian Return.
IOM disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
It said the chartered flight – the first since the onset of the crisis in Sudan– landed at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on February 27, where Nigerian Government officials welcomed the returnees.
Among them were 64 women, 36 children, and four infants under 12 months old, as well as migrants with health conditions.
The international organization noted that since the outbreak of war in Sudan in 2023, more than 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes to resettle in other parts of the country or seek refuge in neighbouring countries.