Azman Airline, Others Join Evacuation of Nigerians Escaping War in Sudan

Two Nigerian airlines have joined the efforts to bring back to the country, Nigerians who have escaped the war in Sudan.
According to the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, two airlines, Azman and Max Air, have been engaged and have left Nigeria with a view to bringing the stranded Nigerians who had earlier been evacuated to safety in Egypt.
Two Nigerian airlines have joined the efforts to bring back to the country, Nigerians who have escaped the war in Sudan.
According to the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, two airlines, Azman and Max Air, have been engaged and have left Nigeria with a view to bringing the stranded Nigerians who had earlier been evacuated to safety in Egypt.
The Nigerian Diaspora Diaspora commission, led by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has led the efforts to move the Nigerians, who are mostly students, to safety.
No fewer than 500 persons have been killed in the war while thousands have been injured.
“Two aircrafts with high capacity belonging to Max Air Ltd and Azman Air have departed Nigeria today to Aswan Egypt to airlift the remaining Nigerian citizens stranded in war torn Sudan and transported across border into Egypt for airlifting back home to Nigeria,” NEMA said late Thursday.
Expecting the flights to be concluded in Nigeria today, NEMA stated, “Azman Air has arrived Aswan while Max Air will soon land at about 22Hours. In addition, a Sudan based Taco Aviation has also been engaged to airlift Nigeria citizens that have been moved to Port Sudan from the airport in the city.
“Bus movement of Nigerian citizens to the airport at Port Sudan have commenced. There, they will be profiled and board aircrafts provided by Taco aviation back to Nigeria. With Taco, Max Air and Azman Air aircrafts, there will be massive evacuation and reception tomorrow in Abuja.”
An armed conflict between rival factions of the military government of Sudan began on 15 April 2023. It started when clashes broke out in western Sudan, in the capital city of Khartoum, and in the Darfur region. As of 25 April, at least 559 people have been killed[9] and more than 4,000 others had been injured.[10]
The fighting began with attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on key government sites. Airstrikes, artillery, and gunfire were reported across Sudan including in Khartoum. As of 23 April 2023, both the RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo and Sudan’s de facto leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan claimed control of several key government sites, including the general military headquarters, the Presidential Palace, Khartoum International Airport, Burhan’s official residence, and the SNBC headquarters.