BREAKING: Egypt has opened border for Nigerian students fleeing Sudan, says FG | TheCable SudanCrisis
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission , says Egypt has finally opened its border for Nigerian students evacuated from Sudan.
Dabiri-Erewa said the border was opened after President Muhammadu Buhari spoke with Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the Egyptian president.despite the arrival of the Nigerian Air Force in the northern African country to airlift the stranded students.“We will not leave without our students,” NAF was quoted as saying.
In a swift turn of events, Dabiri-Erewa said the borders had been opened but with stringent conditions.The border has just been opened, after President Buhari’s intervention with the Egyptian President. So, the processing of evacuees by the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt will begin,” Dabiri-Erewa said. The students, alongside other nationals, had been stranded at the Egyptian border since Thursday evening., adding that the Nigerian mission in Egypt had been working tirelessly to rectify the issue.Advertisement
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