Nigerian students who have been stranded in the war-ravaged Sudan are set to return to the country. Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who gave this hint in a post through her twitter page said the students are to go through Egypt enroute Nigeria.
The buses facilitating the evacuation of Nigerian students from Sudan finally arrived according to the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Wednesday.
Also announcing the latest development, NiDCOM in a statement via its twitter handle on Wednesday, said the students are thereafter expected to be airlifted from Egypt to Nigeria.
“Last night, the Nigeria Evacuation team in SUDAN received some buses to transport Nigerian Students to nearby borders in Egypt, before airlifting them to Nigeria, this has been sorted by Federal Government through @nemanigeria and the Nigerian Embassy in Sudan,” the commission said.
“More buses are arriving this morning and the stranded students will depart today.”
The commission said the students are undergoing registration ahead of departure.
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