. Says first batch of evacuees expected Friday
The federal government has disclosed that over three million Nigerians were resident in Sudan, making them the highest number of the country’s Diaspora community, hence they were eager for the war to come to an end quickly.
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in an update at the 70th ministerial briefing, organized by the presidential communication team, made the disclosure, adding that barring any last-minute changes, the first set of Nigerian evacuees from Sudan are expected to arrive in Nigeria on Friday.
She announced that 13 buses had departed from two universities in Khartoum, carrying Nigerian students to the Aswan border in Egypt, where they would be airlifted to Nigeria.
She highlighted the challenge of more Nigerians expressing interest in returning home than previously indicated.
The evacuation process is part of the government’s effort to repatriate Nigerian citizens stranded in the war torn country.
