FG Says All Stranded Nigerians Have Been Successfully Evacuated From Sudan

The Federal Government said all stranded Nigerians have been sucessfully evacuated from the crisis-ridden Sudan.

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster management & Social Development, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo  disclosed this on Friday, May 5.

Gwarzo disclosed this when he received the second batch of 130 evacuees at the Pilgrims Terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at exactly 3:10 pm local time on Board TARCO Aircraft B373-300 from Port Sudan.

”I’m happy to announce that we have successfully removed everybody that needs to be removed out of Khartoum none of your colleagues today is in Khartoum, all of them have moved.

”You were the first batch to move out of Khartoum and sent to the Egyptian border, we still have a few of them, while some have already arrived in Nigeria.

”Though, majority of them will be arriving in the next eight hours or more, So by that time, no Nigerian would have been left in the Egyptian border,” Gwarzo said.

According to him, almost 1,700 people are waiting to be flown to Nigeria from Egypt and Port Sudan and adequate arrangements have been made for their flight.

He also noted that the N100,000 stipend given to the evacuees was life-saving support for those coming from a distressing situation.

“Some of you may have encountered difficulties or all of you, but it will soon be over and you will be reunited with your families and the trauma will be over.

“So, we welcome you back home and look forward to peace returning not only in Sudan but in the whole of Africa and the world at large,” Gwarzo said.

KanyiDaily had reported that the stranded Nigerians had to be transported by road to Egyptian and Ethiopian border because of the risk of evacuating from Sudan airport.