The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed that the first set of Nigerians to be evacuated from Sudan will arrive in the country on Friday.
Dabiri-Erewa made this known to journalists on Thursday at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja during the 70th session of the State House Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team.
She noted that 13 buses have departed from two universities in the Sudanian capital, Khartoum, carrying Nigerian students to the Aswan border in Egypt, where they will be airlifted to Nigeria.
Dabiri-Erewa added that the Nigerian embassy in Sudan has informed the Army and the Rapid Support Forces ahead of time to ensure safe passage for the evacuees.
She also noted that logistics challenges escalated when more Nigerians who had not been earlier documented for the exercise suddenly expressed interest in returning home upon sighting some of the 40 buses.
According to her, there are currently at least 5,500 Nigerian students enrolled in Sudan, and the Nigerian population in Sudan is estimated to be around three million people.
