The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has provided assistance to more Nigerian nationals fleeing the Sudanese conflict.
One hundred and twenty-five people, many of whom were disabled, were flown into Abuja by Tarco Airline on Saturday, June 24th, and each received N100,000 and dignity packs courtesy of the Aliko Dangote Foundation.
In May, over 2,278 returnees received N100,000 each, along with care packs to help with their immediate needs and allow them to reunite with their families across the country.
The ADF reactivated its intervention to assist in the return of stranded nationals evacuated from Sudan, including older people, disabled people, visually impaired people, physically challenged people, youth, women, and children.
Two men in their 70s who were planning to perform the lesser Haj (umrah) by road through Khartoum were caught up in the conflict. Despite taking a different route, they were unable to reach their destination, having lost all of their belongings and money.
Several returnees had lost their businesses as a result of the war. Among these businesses were leatherworking, tailoring, shoemaking, and buying and selling scrap metal.
An aged man, Muhammad Saidu Ahmed, said, “I came back from Sudan without a dime’, now I have N100,000.
“This is a welcome surprise- we never knew we would even survive the bombings.”
When relatives in Sudan reported that they had lost her son while fleeing, an elderly woman went in search of him, only to discover that he died in a bomb blast.
The 80-year-old lady claimed that the majority of her family escaped death traps and bombings while desperately battling hunger, the loss of their homes and livelihoods, and displacement.
They expressed gratitude to the ADF for the unexpected, timely, and life-saving intervention.
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