The first group of Nigerians fleeing the Sudan who are now in Egypt will arrive in the nation soon, according to a joint statement from the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development.
The statement from the Humanitarian Ministry’s Nasir Sani-Gwarzo and Foreign Affairs Amb. Janet Olisa, which provided more information about the Nigerians stuck in Sudan, said that more persons are anticipated to join them today after more than 600 had already been transported to Egypt.
The statement read: “In the time being, the first batch of Nigerian evacuees who have arrived at Aswan are expected to be airlifted to Nigeria in the coming hours by the Nigerian Air Force and Air Peace airline, who have been on standby for the operations,”
“The Ministers noted that the first batch of 13 buses conveying six hundred and thirty-seven (637) evacuees had arrived at the identified safe borders at Aswan, Egypt, and are undergoing necessary documentation and clearance before admission into the Egyptian territory for their eventual evacuation to Nigeria.”
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“The movement of the second batch of 29 buses will commence on Saturday, 29th April 2023.”
Equally, they dismissed the outcry over the $1.2m earmarked by the Federal Government for the evacuation process.
“The outcry over the negotiated sum of $1.2 million for the buses hired for the exercise is uncalled for,” the Federal Government noted. “The amount in question was negotiated in a condition of war and where there are competing demands for same bus services by other countries also trying to evacuate their citizens.”
