Following the war in Sudan that has claimed hundreds of lives and left many foreign nationals stranded, several Nigerian students currently at the war zone have announced plans to evacuate to Ethiopia.
In a statement released yesterday by the media committee of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Sudan branch, the students instructed their peers to gather at three points in Gadarif before being evacuated to the neighbouring country of Ethiopia.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government, through the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, described the situation in Sudan as “risky evacuating Nigerians from the country.
Recall that NIDCOM, in a statement issued on Friday, had said although the Nigerian Mission in Sudan and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had put in place arrangements to evacuate Nigerians, it was risky for any flight to operate during this period of war.
But the NANS, in a statement issued yesterday, said the departure time was 1pm, and that the transport cost is $100.
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, which started on April 8, entered its 15th day yesterday.
The Federal Government, on Saturday, said all airports and land borders in Sudan were closed as the emergency situation in the country was very complex with ongoing fighting between warring factions.
It, however, stated that a search and rescue committee had been established to come up with the safest way of evacuating Nigerians stranded in the troubled nation.
