The Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says 2,518 Nigerians have been evacuated from Sudan home.
NIDCOM Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit Abdur-Rahman Balogun had this to say in Abuja on Sunday while giving an update on the evacuation exercise.
Mr. Balogun said: “From today Sunday, this is where we are with the evacuation exercise.
“The evacuation is carried out through a total of 15 flights, four from Aswan, Egypt and 11 from Port Sudan.
“As I said before, a total of 2,371 evacuees have safely returned to their homes as of Saturday, May 13.
“The new arrivals at this time are 140 adults, including three babies and 30 children, bringing the total evacuation to 2,518.”
Meanwhile, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, President of NiDCOM, said Summit University, Offa, Kwara, was among the higher institutions that showed interest in admitting returning Nigerian students.
Sudan was embroiled in a crisis recently as the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces engaged in a battle for supremacy for the soul of the war-torn country.
The Nigerian government, despite initial obstacles, managed to evacuate most of its citizens from the country without any fatalities.
The evacuation efforts of the FG are mainly coordinated by NiDCOM and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in conjunction with the Dangote Foundation and the MTN Foundation, among others.
(YAYA)