The Nigerian government has said that it cannot evacuate Nigerians students trapped as a result of the ongoing crisis in Sudan.
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The students have been begging the Federal government to evacuate, and other students’ unions, including the National Association of Nigerian Students in Europe (NANSE), have also urged government to bring the students back home.
However, the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement on Friday, said although the Nigerian Mission in Sudan and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 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.
Signed by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM, a statement 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.
“The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has said while the Nigerian Mission in Sudan and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), 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 morning.”
“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.”
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