Sudan Crisis: FG Explains Why Stranded Students Cannot Be Evacuated Amid Conflict
- The Federal Government has said that it would not be easy to evacuate some students who are currently stranded in Sudan
- This disclosure was made by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, led by its chairperson Abike Dabiri-Erewa
- According to Dabiri-Erewa, it was impossible for any flight to land in Sudan during this period of war
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Nigerian students living in Sudan have had their hopes dashed following the announcement by the Federal Government that evacuation is not an option at the moment.
The Punch reports that some of the students numbering about 1,700 - had indicated their willingness to return to the country following the fight between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Special Forces in Sudan.
Source: UGC
However, explaining the difficulty in evacuating the students from the war-torn area, the chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said that although the Nigerian Mission in Sudan and the National Emergency Management Agency had put in place arrangements to evacuate the citizens, it was impossible for any flight to land in Sudan during this period of war.
In a statement issued by the spokesperson for NIDCOM, Gabriel Odu, the commission said the tense situation in Sudan makes it gravely risky and impossible to embark on an evacuation mission.
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The commission added that some aircraft parked at the airport in Sudan were burnt yesterday (Thursday) morning and access into the nation will be risky.
NIDCOM's statement reads:
“Dabiri-Erewa noted that humanitarian groups are seeking ways of getting food, water a medical supplies across to people.
“She therefore appealed to the fighting parties to consider the Juba Peace Agreement enunciated by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development as a fundamental mechanism for the restoration of peace and tranquillity in the country.”
War in Ukraine: Trapped Nigerian Students Cry Out, Allege Threat to Life
Hundreds of Nigerian students were stuck in Kherson, Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of the European country.
The trapped Nigerian students say their lives are in serious danger as Russian forces have taken over the town.
The head of the international student union in Kherson, Jerry Kenny, made this known while speaking on behalf of the students.
We Stayed Inside Bunkers - Nigerian Student Narrates Surviving Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
On Sunday, June 19, 2022, when the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) announced that it would not recognise medical and dental degree certificates issued by medical schools from Ukraine from 2022, Akinola Catherine knew another trouble was brewing, and this time it was coming from her home - her country.
In what came in as another mind-boggling stunner, the association, in a press release, declared that “until when normal academic activities resume”, it would not recognise medical diplomas from Ukraine. MDCN added that “online medical training done in any part of the world is short of an acceptable standard and is not recognised.”
By this statement, the fate of the hundreds of Nigerian medical students trapped in the Russia-Ukraine war was put in the billowing smoke of uncertainties.
Source: Legit.ng
