Egyptian Authorities have opened the country’s border for the evacuation of Nigerian students from Sudan.
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa confirmed this in tweet Tuesday afternoon.
“The border has just been opened, (with stringent conditions ) after President Buhari’s intervention with the Egyptian President.
“So, the processing of evacuees by the Nigerian Embassy in Egypt will begin.”
The buses carrying the evacuees had arrived Aswan border in Egypt for days now but they were refused entry.
NIDCOM said the Egyptian authorities were insisting on visas, adding that the Nigerian mission in Egypt was working to rectify the issue.
Hopeful for a resolution, the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) evacuation team left for Aswan Airport on April 29 to airlift the stranded Nigerians.
“NAF C-130 prepares to depart to Egypt to evacuate Nigerian Nationals stranded in Sudan,” NIDCOM tweeted. (vitalnewsngr.com)
