2,518 Nigerians evacuated from Sudan – NiDCOM

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says a total of 2,518 Nigerians have been evacuated from Sudan back home.

NIDCOM Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun said this in Abuja on Sunday while giving an update on the evacuation exercise.

Balogun said: ”As at today being Sunday, this is where we are with the evacuation exercise.

“The evacuation is done through a total number of 15 flights, with four from Aswan, Egypt and 11 from Port Sudan.

“As I said earlier a total of 2,371 evacuees have safely returned home as at Saturday, May 13.

“The new arrivals just now, are 140 adults, comprising three infants and 30 children making a total evacuation to 2,518″.

Meanwhile, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, NiDCOM said the Summit University, Offa, Kwara was among the higher institutions that showed interest in admitting Nigerian student returnees.