Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has disclosed that 5,500 Nigerians stranded in Sudan will be evacuated by road.
Many are stranded in the North African country following a power tussle that has resulted in a crisis. The development has led to calls for the evacuation of the nation’s citizens.
But speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Onyeama said those stranded can’t be evacuated by air.
“We have been given the cost estimate and all the details. They gave us a figure of 5,500 who are ready for evacuation. Obviously, what you need in a situation like this is a place where everybody can congregate before you start moving them out. Because the airports, as you pointed out in your report, it is out of commission. The only viable way out is by road.
” But of course, it is not totally safe so you are going to require the government to provide some security and a safe corridor out.”
