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Sudan War Gets Tough,FG Says It’s Risky To Evacuate Trapped Nigerians – Eagle’s Sight News
Sudan internal war: Why it’s difficult to evacuate trapped Nigerians – FG
The number of Nigerian students who have indicated willingness to return to the country from war-torn Sudan has risen to 1,700, but the Federal Government may have dashed their hopes of early evacuation as fighting rages in the troubled nation.
The government explained that the tense situation in Sudan was making it difficult for stranded Nigerian citizens to be evacuated from the country.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said though the Nigerian Mission in Sudan and the National Emergency Management Agency had put in place arrangements to evacuate the citizens, it was impossible for any flight during this period of war.
The statement read, “The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said while the Nigerian Mission in Sudan and the National Emergency Management Agency have put in place arrangements to evacuate Nigerian students and other Nigerian citizens stranded in Sudan, the tensed situation makes it gravely risky and impossible for any flights at this point in time, noting that aircrafts parked at the airport in the country were burnt yesterday (Thursday) morning
“Dabiri-Erewa noted that humanitarian groups are seeking ways of getting food, water and medical supplies across to people.
“She therefore appealed to the fighting parties to consider the Juba Peace Agreement enunciated by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development as a fundamental mechanism for the restoration of peace and tranquillity in the country.”
Stranded Nigerian students
Over 1,700 Nigerian students appealed to the Federal Government to evacuate them from the Republic of Sudan where a fierce military confrontation between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Force, has claimed 400 lives with 3,500 injured.
The figure is an increase from the 1,262 reported by The PUNCH on Friday as having filled the evacuation form on Wednesday night.
The clashes had also displaced thousands of civilians who fled the capital, Khartoum, even as some foreign nations, including Japan, Uganda and Tanzania, had begun evacuating their nationals as the violence, which started on April 8, entered its 13th day on Friday.
Until recently, the Sudanese Armed Forces, led by General Abdel al-Burhan, and the RSF paramilitary group headed by General Mohamed Dagalo, were allies.
In data made available to Saturday PUNCH by the Secretary-General of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sudan, Adam Mohammed, on Friday, 455 Nigerian students also filled the evacuation form between Thursday night and Friday.
As of the time of filing this report, a total of 1,717 Nigerian students had filled the evacuation form.
When asked for updates on the Federal Government’s plan of evacuating the students, Mohammed said, “We have yet to hear from them.” Read more @Punch
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It’s risky to evacuate stranded Nigerians in Sudan — FG
