https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAwmju0_5ok

Nigerians stranded in Sudan will be evacuated by road, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama.

Many are stranded in the North African country following a power tussle that has resulted in a crisis. The development has led to calls for the evacuation of the nation’s citizens.

But speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Onyeama said those stranded can’t be evacuated by air.

“We have been given the cost estimate and all the details. They gave us a figure of 5,500 who are ready for evacuation. Obviously, what you need in a situation like this is a place where everybody can congregate before you start moving them out. Because the airports, as you pointed out in your report, it is out of commission. The only viable way out is by road.

“But of course, it is not totally safe so you are going to require the government to provide some security and a safe corridor out.”

He explained that “Our situation is particularly challenging because the numbers are so great. Some the countries like the US and European countries have started evacuating.

“But what they’ve been evacuating were actually their diplomatic staff. They haven’t been able to start evacuating their citizens there. We can’t evacuate all our diplomatic staff at the moment because they need to also coordinate the evacuation of all those students that we’re talking about.”

His comment comes as a statement from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Khartoum, signed by the Charge D’ Affairs H.Y Garko, advised students who make up about 80 percent of the stranded persons to stay indoors.

The FG said it was still dangerous to embark on a journey toward the borders of Sudan without security clearance and guarantee from the Sudanese authorities.

The Embassy also reassured the Nigerian students that their safety and well-being were of priority concern.

Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/04/23/fg-to-evacuate-nigerians-stranded-in-sudan-by-road/

Whether by road, ship, air or even bicycle, evacuate our people there.
Nigeria is a so called "big brother" in africa that should be able to navigate these things as quickly as possible.

I pray they arrive safely

You should have firstly done the extraction before details

I think what should have been done before now is sending in personnel from the foreign ministry, our military and aid into Sudan to coordinate with Nigerians over there. Create a kind of safety for them while you prepare how to loot from the country given the recent opportunity.
It’s not rocket science to have stationed our own C-130 military aircraft and going into town to get people to safety. So we will have to wait till the cost estimate is arrived at, and logistics planned with buses when we have naval ships to move some from the ports?

I wonder the caliber of people working in the FM.

Wetin wan carry me go Sudan if not to learn terrorism

FG should monitor the returnees for at least 6 months, all of them are suspects.




Disclaimer: I’m entitled to my opinion on the subject matter, let’s have yours

What do you expect from someone that migrate by foot with cows from north to south,the reason is still active even in this 20th century.

vastolord4:
You should have firstly done the extraction before details

You guys must always complain. Bitter souls.

sleek214:

You guys must always complain. Bitter souls.

So you're a logorrhea? That's why most of yous fall back on the blame game

Good one by the FG

Where is Tinubu the president elect?

But fly jets to different continents on health tourism. The FG is the enemy of the state!

I can't leave Sudan. Olosho here dey cheap

2000 and not 5000! This is the latest update on Channels TV now

Note: Our External Affairs Minister (Onyeama) is weak and doesn't command respect from other countries of the world. Thats the reason Nigerians abroad are regularly subjected to inhumane treatment

Less talk, more action. FG should do the needful abeg.

Naijalarry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAwmju0_5ok



Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2023/04/23/fg-to-evacuate-nigerians-stranded-in-sudan-by-road/

5,500 what exactly ?? students? there is not school in sudan but terrorist training camp

Wetin those people find go Sudan self na wa hoo

Lets but honest ,Nigeria is bad....very bad..

But, why will someone go to sudan to study...
Sudan.....
Sudan of all d countries in d world....

God will help them return safely

Spuggie:
Where is Tinubu the president elect?

He is leaving rent free in ur Brain

Not just u but the entire igbos

Nice move

How is this possible, except it is not by road to Nigeria direct

To to to..to to ..toto government... Always to to to...
American government that are very far away from Africa have forgotten they have evacuated their own citizens. Chilling in their home land, but naija and other African government na to to to. Road may even be worse..bandits haven. I pity those in remote areas under heavy gunfire.
But come of it, war no good oo... That's the danger of arming locals , any disobedience and little spark like this can ignite a whole country and before you know it, genocide straight.
I wish naija dem good escape.

Is it safe to do that?

Wetin dem go find?

Nigerians wàkàwàkà

slivertongue:
I pray they arrive safely

Make Bandits no come dey wait for dem for road, from frying pan to fire be dat

Wow