Mohammed Shosanya
Air Peace, says it will evacuate Nigerians who are stranded in Sudan, the North African country free of charge.
The airline would be ready to evacuate willing Nigerians who may want to leave the country and return to Nigeria,it said in a statement by its chairman,Mr. Allen Onyema.
Onyema said the airline would only evacuate the stranded Nigerians if they could be moved to a neighbouring country, saying that the Sudan’s airspace is closed from civil aviation flights at the moment.
According to him,he was compelled to help because Nigeria could not afford to lose her citizens in that country, adding that this would be his own commitment to making sure that the stranded Nigerians in the war-torn country were safe.
To him,everything should not be left for government alone, especially as the situation calls for urgency and immediate action.
He added: “Again, Air Peace is willing to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Sudan free of charge if 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.
“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”
