Air Peace has offered to evacuate Nigerians who are stranded in Sudan free of charge.
The airline’s chairman, Allen Onyema, says Nigerians will be airlifted if the Nigerian government could move them from Sudan to a neighboring country as Sudan’s air space is closed to commercial flights.
“Again, Air Peace is willing to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Sudan free of charge if the government can get them to a safe and secure airport in any of the neighboring countries bordering Sudan,” Onyema said.
“Everything must not be left for government and government alone. It will be a privilege and honor of tremendous pride that we will be out there to give every Nigerian stranded in Sudan a sense of pride and oneness in their country.
“We are very ready to do it immediately. No time wasting. Any action that would promote national pride, national cohesion, peace, and unity, we are for it,” he added.
This is not the first time Air Peace will be coming to the aid of Nigerians in troubled countries. In 2019, the airline evacuated Nigerians in South Africa during that country’s xenophobic attacks against other Africans.
