The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the agency is making arrangements to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan.
This is contained in a statement by Manzo Ezekiel, Head, Press Unit, NEMA in Abuja on Saturday
Manzo said 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 an appropriate window of opportunity to evacuate all stranded Nigerians back home in a safe and dignified manner.
He said that the current emergency situation in Sudan is very complex with fighting between warring factions going on and all airports and land borders closed.
“NEMA is working assiduously with all its partners and is constantly compiling updated information on the situation.
“A committee has been set up comprising of professional emergency responders, search and rescue experts to constantly evaluate the situation and seek for the safest way to evacuate the Nigerian citizens even if it is through a country neighbouring Sudan.
“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 concluded.
