The Federal Government has deployed three C-130 planes from the Nigerian Air Force to evacuate home Nigerians at the Egyptian border.
Civil Airline, Air Peace is also on standby to airlift evacuees from Egypt.
“The plane landed a few hours ago at Aswan. The first set of evacuees will depart today”, the source said.
FG has pledged to do everything in its power to bring stranded Nigerians home from Sudan. However, despite repeated demands, Egyptian authorities have denied entry to the affected Nigerians.
The FG is still making arrangements to get clearance for the Sudan evacuees to be allowed into Egypt by road. Then they will be able to join flights back home. Nigerians, who departed Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, on Wednesday have been languishing at the border between Sudan and Egypt.
Over a thousand Nigerian students are stuck for four days at the Egyptian border.
Two of them who sent a video of their situation at the Egyptian border pleaded with the Nigerian government to intensify its efforts in getting them cleared to continue their journey back home.
“We have been here for four days now, no food, no water. The government should come to our rescue”, one of them pleaded in the video.
cc: Daily Trust Ng
