The Nigerian government has urged Nigerian students in Sudan to disregard the plans of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to evacuate them to Ethiopia.
In a recent statement issued by the Charge D’ Affairs of the Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum, H .Y. Garko, the government urged the students to remain calm as preparations were being made to evacuate them from the country.
Recall that NANS in a statement issued by its media committee directed the students to converge in Gadarif for their evacuation to neighbouring Ethiopia.
The student body said that the shuttle would cost $100 per person and would leave Gadarif at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
However, the government in its response advised Nigerians that a trip across the Sudanese borders without approval is risky.
Gadarif is the capital of the Sudanese state of Al Qadarif and is around 410 km from the city on the road that runs from Khartoum to Gallabat at the Ethiopian border.
No fewer than 413 people had been killed and over 3,500 injured since the fighting started between military units that are loyal to Sudanese President, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and his estranged deputy, Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, last week.
On Saturday, the federal government set up a committee to rescue Nigerians trapped in the country.
The statement read: “The embassy of the Federal Republic Nigeria Khartoum, wishes to inform all students in Sudan that they should disregard the notice circulated by the NANS in Sudan, calling students to converge at the three locations namely: African international university, NANS office and El-Razi University, for evacuation or to bring $100 or $200 for evacuation.
“As the embassy had earlier informed students, you are therefore requested to stay calm and remain indoors, while the embassy is working on final approval to commence evacuation.
“It is still dangerous to embark on a journey toward the borders of Sudan without securing clearance and guarantee from Sudanese authorities.
“The embassy wishes to reassure the Nigerian students that their safety and wellbeing is of priority concern.”
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