It's Risky Presently To Evacuate Nigerian Citizens From Sudan – Buhari Government

Over 4000 trapped Nigerians in the ongoing crisis in Sudan have been begging to be evacuated. The Nigerian government has said the evacuation of Nigerians in war-ravaged Sudan is not possible at the moment. Also, over 300 people have been killed since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal to Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

In a statement on Friday, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa said while the Nigerian Mission in Sudan and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), had put in place arrangements to evacuate Nigerian students and other Nigerian citizens stranded in Sudan, the tense situation made it gravely risky and impossible for any flights at this point in time.

The statement which was signed by Gabriel Odu of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM, quoted Dabiri-Erewa as noting that Aircraft parked at the Airport in the country were burnt on Friday morning. She said Humanitarian Groups were seeking ways of getting food, water and medicals across to people. 

She therefore appealed to the fighting Parties to consider the Juba Peace Agreement enunciated by Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), as fundamental mechanism for the restoration of peace and tranquility in the country.