Sudan: FG Urges Trapped Nigerian Students To Disregard NANS Evacuation Memo

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Nigerian students under siege in Sudan are being urged by the Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum to ignore the National Association of Nigerian Students’ request for them to gather for evacuation.

In a statement released on Sunday, NANS Sudan urged students stranded in the nation to get ready to flee to Ethiopia.

This is a result of combat that has claimed hundreds of lives and left numerous foreign nationals stranded between the forces of Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the rival Rapid Support Forces of his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.

A disagreement over the RSF’s intended incorporation into the regular army sparked combat on April 15.

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Announcing evacuation plans on Sunday, the student body asked the students to prepare a $100 transport fee as well.

But the Nigerian Embassy in a circular signed by its representative, H.R Garko, countered NANS, saying it “wishes to inform all students in Sudan, that they should disregard the notice circulated by NANS in Sudan, calling students to converge at the three locations namely: African International University, NANSS Office and El-Razi University, for evacuation or to bring 100 or $200 for evacuation.”

It said as the Embassy had earlier informed students, “You are therefore requested to stay calm and remain indoors, while the embassy is working on final approval to commence evacuation.”

The Embassy maintained that it was still dangerous to embark on a journey toward the borders of Sudan without securing clearance and guarantee from Sudanese authorities.

“The embassy wishes to reassure the Nigerian students that their safety and wellbeing is of priority concern,” the statement added.

The conflict between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Force, has claimed over 400 lives with about 3,500 injured.

The clashes have also displaced thousands of civilians who fled the capital, Khartoum, as the violence enters the second week.

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