BREAKING: Officials involved in evacuating stranded Nigerians in Sudan flee with family members to Egypt
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Sudan crisis escalate
The fate of many Nigerians stranded in Sudan is hanging in the balance as a result of controversy involved in the evacuation process.
Dailytrust quoting a source privy to the evacuation exercise said that the some Nigerians billed to be evacuated had been abandoned by the embassy officials, who allegedly joined their families to Cairo, capital of Egypt.
As a result of the shutting down of Sudanese airspace, flights meant to convey people leaving Sudan have been landing in Egypt and neighbouring countries.
The Federal Government had made arrangement for Sudan evacuees to be moved to Cairo by road from where they would join flights back home.
The evacuation process began after the warring factions in Sudan agreed to a three-day ceasefire.
News Band reported how some Nigerians were stranded en route to Cario, but the issue was later resolved following intervention of top government officials.
However, the Sudanese warring factions extended the ceasefire by three days, starting from Friday.
But the evacuation process could not continue as officials had reportedly fled Sudan.
This led to a protest at the venue of evacuation in Khartoum.
The protesters reportedly held one Ibrahim Abdallah, a bureau de change operator ransom, beating him mercilessly.
In addition to receiving a cash transfer meant to finance the journey, Abdallah was said to have been involved in bus provision.
In video and audio clips made available to Daily Trust, Abdallah was heard saying that the amount sent as deposit was $250,000 which has been exhausted.
He said the balance is yet to be sent, disclosing that about 25 buses billed to evacuate other stranded Nigerians have since withdrawn participation in the exercise and the officials were not responsive.
