NIDCOM speaks on evacuation of Nigerians from Sudan

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said 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.

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However, she said “the tensed situation makes it gravely risky and impossible for any flight at this point in time.”

She stated that aircrafts parked at the Airport in the Sudan were burnt on Thursday morning due to the crisis in the country.

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This was disclosed in a statement signed by Gabriel Odu, the media, public relations and protocols unit, NIDCOM, on Friday.

Dabiri-Erewa noted that humanitarian groups are seeking ways of getting food, water and medicals across to the people.

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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