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Nigeria is unable to evacuate thousands of citizens stuck in troubled Sudan because of the dangers of air travel in the North African country, an official said. The West African country, however, has put “necessary measures” in place to ensure the evacuation takes place as soon as possible, the official said.
The Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, tweeted on Friday: “While @nemanigeria and the Nigerian Mission have put in place the necessary arrangements in Sudan, any flight is now dangerous. All airlines on the ground at the airport have been burnt today, border there is a limit and you can’t fly.”
He added that humanitarian groups are making efforts to distribute food, water and medicine, while the warring parties are making every effort to achieve a ceasefire.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with our fellow citizens there, and with the entire country,” Ms Dabiri-Erewa said.
More than 300 people have been killed and at least 3,200 injured a week after fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the RSF paramilitaries.
At least four attempts to reach a ceasefire between the warring parties and open a humanitarian corridor have failed.
The army and the RSF agreed on Friday to a ceasefire for the three days of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr. However, explosions and gunfire rang out across Khartoum on Saturday.
Many countries including Nigeria have announced plans to evacuate their nationals from the troubled country.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how some Nigerian students studying in Sudan appealed to the Nigerian government for help.
The Sudanese army said on Saturday, according to Aljazeera, that it would facilitate the evacuation of American, British, Chinese and French citizens and diplomats from Sudan, while Saudi Arabia and Jordan were evacuating from Sudan’s Red Sea port.
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He said airports in Khartoum and Darfur’s largest city of Nyala were problematic.
“By Saturday evening, Saudi Arabia said it had evacuated 157 Saudis and other nationalities, sending images of people on a naval vessel, and Kuwait said some of its nationals had arrived in Jeddah. Jordan said it had begun evacuating 300 nationals.” Algeria notify
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