The Nigerian Government has said it is in the process of evacuating Nigerian students in Sudan, where there is an ongoing civil war. It said it was consulting with the National Emergency Management Agency to carry out a successful evacuation. Nigerians studying in the North African country had accused the Nigerian embassy in the country of abandoning them and failing to give them updates regarding the ravaging war.
The Nigerian Government has said it is in the process of evacuating Nigerian students in Sudan, where there is an ongoing civil war.
However, a statement signed by Gabriel Odu for the Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit for Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, on Thursday, disclosed that NiDCOM was in consultation with NEMA, the Nigerian mission in Sudan and other relevant agencies. No fewer than 200 civilians were reportedly killed in the war that erupted in Khartoum between aggrieved parties in the country.
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