The Federal Government has began the process of evacuating Nigerians stranded in Sudan, following the outbreak of conflict in the North African country.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and his counterpart the Minister of State, Ambassador Zubairu Dada confirmed the development, after the matter was deliberated upon at the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday.
According to him, 40 luxury buses were already on ground in Sudan to pick Nigerian citizens in the country to Egypt.
He said once they are safely moved to Egypt, other arrangements would be effected to airlift them back to Nigeria.
Onyeama also disclosed that the evacuation efforts are being coordinated by the Nigerian embassy in Sudan as well as authorities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FERMA) whose Director General has been on ground in Egypt to receive the evacuees.
According to the Ministers, the buses conveying Nigerians were hired at a cost of $1.2million dollars, citing the risks associated with moving the people.
