The first set of Nigerians that fled from Ukraine arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja Friday morning aboard a Max Air flight.

The evacuees, most of them students, made the journey from Romania where they had escaped to after Russia invaded Ukraine.
They arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 7:11 a.m. on Friday via Max Air.
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM boss, Abudu Dabiri- Erewa made this known on her Twitter page.

She noted that plans continue towards the successful evacuation of the remaining stranded citizens.
The NIDCOM boss added that another flight from Hungary is also expected to arrive Nigeria soon.
