Some Nigerian students studying in Sudan have announced planned evacuation to Ethiopia following the fighting which has led to the killing of hundreds in the country and left many foreign nationals stranded. The students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Sudan chapter, in a statement by the Media committee of the body, obtained on Sunday, told colleagues to converge at three locations in Gadarif, before evacuation to neighbouring Ethiopia. Gadarif, also spelt Gedaref or Gedarif, is the capital of the state of Al Qadarif in Sudan. The NANS statement partly read, “This is to inform all Nigerian students to gather at any of these three locations to proceed with the evacuation to Gadarif, then to Ethiopia. The government disclosed this through the National Emergency Management Agency, stressing that it was aware of the widespread public concern about the situation in Sudan.

Source: Ethiopian News April 23, 2023 15:14 UTC