In a related development, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Chairperson, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has disclosed that it is not going to be an easy task evacuating Nigerian students in Sudan.
According to a statement signed by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM, on Friday, the Commission, Nigerian Mission in Sudan and National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA have put in place arrangements to evacuate Nigerian students and other Nigerian citizens stranded in Sudan but the tense situation makes it gravely risky and impossible for any flight at this point. She also said that Aircrafts parked at the airport in the country were burnt on Thursday morning.
Earlier reports have indicated that non-adherence to calls for ceasefire by the warring parties — the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – had made it difficult for the Federal Government to evacuate Nigerians in Sudan.
She equally stated that there are efforts by humanitarian groups to get food, water and medicals across to people affected by the conflict.
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