Two Nigerian students believed to be part of the final set of students stranded in Sudan owing to the ongoing war in the Northeast African country have lamented that they were extorted, in the name of evacuation. On April 29, the Nigerian government provided additional six buses which were sent to the International University of Africa (IUA) in Sudan, where the Nigerian students studying in Khartoum were asked to assemble for evacuation.
April 30, 2023Some embassy staff in Khartoum first asked them to pay $150 for their evacuation, which they requested from their families in Nigeria.
Two Nigerian students believed to be part of the final set of students stranded in Sudan owing to the ongoing war in the Northeast African country have lamented that they were extorted, in the name of evacuation.On April 29, the Nigerian government provided additional six buses which were sent to the International University of Africa in Sudan, where the Nigerian students studying in Khartoum were asked to assemble for evacuation.
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