The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) reports that the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt has successfully transferred evacuees from the Sudanese side to the Egyptian side of the Arqeel Border.
The commission on Tuesday evening stated further that the students were being prepared for their departure to Abuja through the Aswan Airport in Egypt.
According to sources, as of 10:15 pm, AirPeace and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane deployed to airlift the evacuees were waiting to convey the students to Abuja after necessary documentation.
According to the commission, priority is being given to female students in “orderly movement” of the 449 students across the border.
Recall that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday, responded to a viral video on social media of a man claiming that the Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan had refused to evacuate people of Igbo extraction from Sudan.
The ministry, in a statement by spokesperson Mrs Francisca K. Omayuli, said after investigation, it could assure Nigerians that there was “no truth whatsoever” to the allegation.