The Federal Government is set to repatriate about 5,500 Nigerians stranded in Khartoum in Sudan.
— Air Peace (@flyairpeace) April 24, 2023
Recent reports revealed that the government reportedly hired 40 buses to facilitate the evacuation of the stranded Nigerians to Cairo, Egypt.
It’s late in the night . Will get a clearer view in the morning . But in that dark shot are buses that will convey Nigerian students to nearby borders in Egypt . More buses are arriving. A bit of some logistics delay but all now sorted by @nemanigeria and the Nig mission,Sudan pic.twitter.com/AYUGCPfF6u
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) April 25, 2023
According to The Punch,the government released N150m for the buses and the money was paid to an undisclosed transport company on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 12:37 pm by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the National Emergency Management Agency.
Confirming this, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, confirmed in a tweet that Nigerians in Sudan would be moved to Egypt on Wednesday.
“It’s late in the night. Will get a clearer view in the morning. But in that dark shot are buses that will convey Nigerian students to nearby borders in Egypt. More buses are arriving. A bit of some logistics delay but all now sorted by @nemanigeria and the Nig mission, Sudan”, she tweeted.
The evacuation is taking place on the backdrop of a three-day ceasefire declared by the warring parties, the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Force.
The ceasefire started at midnight Tuesday.
