Nigeria plans to start evacuating nearly 3,000 of its nationals, mostly students, from Sudan by a convoy of buses to Egypt this week, a top official said on Monday. VANGUARD reports.Information Guide Nigeria
Foreign countries are rushing to get their nationals out of Sudan as fighting between forces loyal to two rival generals rages into a second week.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaWestern nations have sent special forces and military aircraft to help get out embassy staff and other nationals. Others have fled the capital Khartoum by road.
Onimode Bandele, special duties director for Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, told Channels TV the plan was to move about 2,650 to 2,800, including families of embassy staff.
“Nobody has been evacuated yet,” he said. “There are plans to get buses to start movement tomorrow morning.”
Officials say a total of around 5,000 Nigerian nationals could be looking for evacuation.
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Since fighting erupted, at least 427 people have been killed and more than 3,700 wounded, according to UN agencies.NYSC Portal
They also reported Sudanese civilians fleeing areas affected by fighting, including to Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan.
Nigeria plans to start evacuating nearly 3,000 of its nationals, mostly students, from Sudan by a convoy of buses to Egypt this week, a top official said on Monday.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaForeign countries are rushing to get their nationals out of Sudan as fighting between forces loyal to two rival generals rages into a second week.
Western nations have sent special forces and military aircraft to help get out embassy staff and other nationals. Others have fled the capital Khartoum by road.
Onimode Bandele, special duties director for Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, told Channels TV the plan was to move about 2,650 to 2,800, including families of embassy staff.
