Amid ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says the first batch of Nigerian students evacuated from Sudan will arrive in Abuja in hours.
The Chairman of the commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said the first batch was expected to arrive “in
a couple of hours.”
NIDCOM said Nigerian Embassy in Egypt has successfully moved evacuees from the Sudanese side to the Egyptian side of the Arqeel Border as of Tuesday evening.
The commission on Tuesday evening stated further that the students were being prepared for their departure to Abuja through the Aswan Airport in Egypt.
Evacuation Update:
Nigerian Embassador in Egypt has successfully moved evacueses from the Sudanese side to the Egyptian side of the Arqeel students across the border.
The students are now being prepared for their departure to Abuja through Aswan Airport.. With the arrival of… pic.twitter.com/AKss9LwsgT— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) May 2, 2023
According to the commission, priority is being given to female students in the “orderly movement” of the 449 students across the border.
Sudan update :Nig Embassy in Egypt has moved all evacuees from the Sudan side to the Egypt side of the Arqeel border, with priority given to the females
They are now being prepared for their departure to Abuja through Aswan Airport.@flyairpeace has just landed pic.twitter.com/aZMe9OJnlP— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) May 2, 2023
She added that the team at Abu Simbel would be evacuating the Wadi Halfa group on Wednesday morning and those at the Port Sudan border — the third group — would be evacuated last because they had just arrived on Tuesday.
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