Sudan: Dabiri Offers Prayers, Explains Why FG Cannot Evacuate Stranded Nigerians

Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has offered prayers for the thousands of Nigerians stranded in crisis torn Sudan and at the same time explained why the government cannot evacuate them.

GWG.ng reports that the fighting in Sudan has claimed over 400 lives, leaving thousands wounded since it began on Saturday between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and is commonly known as Hemeti.

While explaining that the Federal Government had laid out evacuation plans for the Nigerians stranded in the country, she, however, explained that it was too risky to fly planes into the capital city.

In a tweet on Friday, Abike Dabiri-Erewa while offering her prayers for the Nigerians stranded in Sudan, however, explained:

“Update on Nigerians in Sudan: While @nemanigeria and the Nigerian Mission in Sudan have put in place necessary arrangements, any flight now is gravely risky. Airlines on ground at the airport were all burnt today , there is a curfew in place and no flights can operate.

“Humanitarian groups are making efforts to distribute food, water, medicals, while all efforts are being put in place to hopefully get the warring parties to ceasefire. Our thoughts and prayers are with our citizens there , and the whole country.”

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