FG Yet To Begin Evacuation Of Stranded Nigerians In Sudan
The Federal Government did not begin the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in war-torn Sudan on Tuesday.
On Sunday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama stated that the evacuation would begin on Tuesday but failed to do so.
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Hundreds of people have been killed since the crisis between the forces of the two rival generals broke out in the capital of Sudan ten days ago.
According to Onyeama, over 80 percent of Nigerians in Sudan are students.
Abubakar Babangida, president of the National Association of Nigerian Students in Sudan, told our correspondent last night that the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the troubled country had not yet begun.
Babangida stated that he did not know when the stranded Nigerian students would be evacuated from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, due to the poor quality of the local communication network.
However, he acknowledged that the Nigerian government was attempting to rescue the stranded students.
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In the meantime, the Nigerian government announced on Tuesday the number of Nigerians who will be evacuated from Sudan.
In a joint statement, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Geoffrey Onyeama and Sadiya Faruk, urged parents to advise their children to remain calm as concerted efforts were made to evacuate all Nigerians stranded in Sudan.
The statement, which was signed by the permanent secretaries of the two ministries, also advised Nigerian students to remain in contact with the Nigerian Embassy in Sudan for further instructions.
Due to the inherent dangers, the statement warned all Nigerian nationals against making the treacherous journey to the borders on their own.
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