Sudan Crisis: More Nigerian Students To Be Evacuated Today – NIDCOM Chairperson…

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says more Nigerian students are to be evacuated from Sudan today.

She said this during an interview on Thursday.  According to her, the students will arrive in Cairo, Egypt later.

According to her,  the government is vigilant to monitor the safe arrival of the students down to the country.

However, she lamented that there are many undocumented Nigerians seeking evacuation from the North African country.

“There is a little challenge. Three thousand five hundred students, yes. Nigerians there are now coming without any documentation,” Dabiri-Erewa added. “They now say they want to come back.”

But she admitted that there were little challenges with the logistics and the rising number of persons who have applied to be ferried to safety.

Some of the transporters insist that they want to collect their cash before they even load the next set of buses.

“The mission is now being bombarded with people that never registered, that never showed presence, saying that they want to come.

Everything is being done by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to ensure that is done. Perhaps, when we get all our data right, Sudan Republic is one of the areas where we have our largest diaspora population.

She also noted that the continuation of the students’ education would not be a problem, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved funds for the purpose and the welfare of those affected.

Dabiri-Erewa equally rued the situation in Sudan, calling for peace among the warring factions.

Her comments come hours after the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, gave an update about the evacuation, noting that no Nigerian life has been lost.