Nigerian students who are stranded in war-torn Sudan will have to wait for some time before they can be evacuated as the Federal Government said it was practically impossible for them to be airlifted with the current situation in that country.
According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), the situation in Sudan was making it hard for stranded Nigerian citizens to be evacuated from the country.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said though the Nigerian Mission in Sudan and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) already made plans to evacuate the citizens, it was not possible for any flight during this time of war.
Dabiri-Erewa said this in a recent statement signed by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM.
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.”
The 1,700 stranded Nigerian students have however appealed to the Federal Government to airlift them from the Republic of Sudan where a tensed military confrontation between Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Force, has claimed over 400 lives with 3,500 injured.
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