The Federal Government has revealed that preparations are already being made to ensure the evacuation of Nigerians who are currently living in Sudan as that country’s crisis worsens.
Nigerian students’ desperate appeal to be evacuated from the unstable Sudan was what prompted this action.
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Conflict is raging in the nation between army head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who is in charge of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), two generals who took control in a coup in 2021.
According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), talks are being held to determine the best way to handle the evacuation process in response to the Nigerian Students’ request.
The Chairman/CEO of the Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, claimed she has taken note with worry of the condition of Nigerian students in Sudan due to the escalation of hostilities, according to a statement released on Thursday by NIDCOM spokesperson Gabriel Odu.
The NIDCOM Boss added that the Commission had received a letter from the Sudanese branch of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NAN) requesting possible student evacuation, particularly for those in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.
The NIDCOM Boss further stated that the Commission has received the letter of SOLICITATION by Sudan chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NAN), for possible evacuation of students especially those in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital.
She assured that the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) which is in charge of emergency evacuations, is consulting with the in Nigerian mission in Sudan and other relevant agencies .
