The Federal Government on Friday called on relevant authorities along the contiguous borders of Sudan to create a humane condition for about 7,000 nationals, including Nigerians, to have unfettered access to their various destinations. The chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who made this call, said the nationals were not being allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival on Thursday evening. Dabiri-Erewa, had on Thursday, confirmed the arrival of the first set of stranded Nigerians in Sudan at the Aswan border in Egypt. Dabiri-Erewa, who confirmed the development in a post on Twitter, said the border was already closed when the students got there, adding that they would proceed to the airport in the morning. “She appeals to the Egyptian authorities to kindly allow the already traumatised travellers to transit to their final destinations in various countries in Africa.”

Source: Punch April 29, 2023 03:11 UTC