The Nigerian government has so far evacuated 2,371 Nigerians stranded in war-torn Sudan.
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The number of people arriving Ethiopia due to the ongoing situation in Sudan has surpassed 18,000.
Britain, the U.S. and other mostly Western countries have condemned abuses by Sudan’s warring factions.
Borno students and businessmen evacuated from Sudan along with other Nigerians have arrived in Maiduguri to a tumultuous welcome by members of their families.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said a total of 1,471 passengers from Sudan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja from Sudan.
The House of Representatives has said it will investigate the circumstances that led to the hard diplomatic stance of the Egyptian authorities over the plight of Nigerians affected by the ongoing crisis in Sudan.
Relative calm returned to some streets in Sudan on Sunday as a shaky ceasefire helped scale back a conflict that has left hundreds dead in the past two weeks.
The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned in strong terms the terrorist attack on the Turkish evacuation plane by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The federal government says it will commence evacuation of the second batch of Nigerians stranded in Sudan on Saturday 29th April 2023.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said over 7,000 nationals, including Nigerians, were not allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival on Thursday evening from war-torn Sudan.