•••SAYS FIRST SET EVACUEES EXPECTED ON FRIDAY
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday revealed that over three million Nigerians are resident in Sudan.
She said this number made Nigeria the highest number of the country’s diaspora; hence they are eager for the war to come to an end quickly.
Dabiri-Erewa spoke while giving an update on the crisis in Sudan and Nigerians trapped in the war-torn county, during the 70th ministerial briefing, organized by the presidential communication team.
According to her, barring any last-minute changes, the first set of Nigerian evacuees from Sudan are expected to arrive Nigeria on Friday.
She explained that 13 buses have departed from two universities in Khartoum, carrying Nigerian students to the Aswan border in Egypt, where they would be airlifted to Nigeria.
Meanwhile, she pointed out there’s a challenge of more Nigerians expressing interest in returning home than previously indicated.
She said the evacuation process was part of the government’s effort to repatriate Nigerian citizens stranded in the war torn country.
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