Air Peace Offers To Freely Evacuate Trapped Nigerians From Sudan

Nigerian leading airline, Air Peace, has offered to freely evacuate Nigerian nationals who are stranded due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan.

KanyiDaily recalls that clashes broke out in the North-Eastern African nation on April 15 as rival factions of the military government of Sudan battled for control of the capital city of Khartoum and the Darfur region.

Many countries have evacuated their citizens for safety, but a lot of Nigerians are stranded in the war-racked nation due to the inability of the Federal Government to come to their aid.

In a statement on Monday, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Air Peace, Allen Onyema said the stranded Nigerians in Sudan need urgent assistance.

He said if the government can take stranded Nigerians to a neighboring country, the airline would fly there and evacuate them, as Sudan’s airspace is closed from civil aviation flights.

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The statement reads, “I am compelled to help because Nigeria cannot afford to lose her citizens in that country. It would be my own commitment to making sure that the stranded Nigerians in the war-torn country are safe.

“Everything must not be left for the government alone, especially as the situation calls for urgency and immediate action.

“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 neighbouring countries bordering Sudan.

“Everything must not be left for government and government alone. It will be a privilege and honour 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.

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“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. Again, we have no apologies for believing in our nation and loving the nation despite certain national challenges.

“If they are moved to Kenya or Uganda or any other country, we will move in to get them out. Some parents have started calling on us to help. We are ready to do this again and again.”

This is not the first time that the airline has offered to be of service to the nation by flying stranded Nigerians back home from foreign lands, especially in dire circumstances.

KanyiDaily recalls that during xenophobic attacks in South Africa, Air Peace also volunteered to send an aircraft to evacuate Nigerians who wished to return to the country, free of charge.

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