By Mashe Umaru Gwamna
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said it is relentlessly working to ensure that stranded Nigerians are evacuated in Sudan.
This was contained in a statement signed and issued by Head, Press Unit NEMA, Manzo Ezekiel at the weekend.
The statement disclosed that NEMA had set up a committee which was already working on all possible options to ensure the safe return of Nigerians from the conflict-ridden Sudan, especially students in its various Universities.
It read: “It has become necessary to inform the public that NEMA is in constant communication with all relevant partners including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and security agencies.
“While seeking for an appropriate window of opportunity to evacuate all stranded Nigerians back home in a safe and dignified manner.
“The current emergency situation in Sudan is very complex with fighting between waring factions going on and all airports and land boarders closed”.
NEMA said the committee comprised of professional emergency responders, search and rescue experts, adding that these committee members would constantly evaluate the situation and recommend the safest approach for the evacuation.
It also assured Nigerians that the Agency was working assiduously with all its partners, and was constantly compiling updated information on the situation.
“The attention of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is drawn to the widespread public concern on the situation in Sudan especially in regards to the ongoing conflict and the safety as well as well-being of stranded Nigerian citizens including hundreds of students in various universities of the country.
“It has become necessary to inform the public that NEMA is in constant communication with all relevant partners including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and security agencies while seeking for an appropriate window of opportunity to evacuate all stranded Nigerians back home in a safe and dignified manner.
“The current emergency situation in Sudan is very complex with fighting between waring factions going on and all airports and land boarders closed. NEMA is working assiduously with all its partners and is constantly compiling updated information on the situation.
“The Director General NEMA Mustapha Habib Ahmed has assured that NEMA is very much concerned and on top of the situation and is working on all possible options of bringing the stranded Nigerians back home to their loved ones in safe and dignified manner”, the statement stated.
