Finally, Egypt opens border to Nigerian evacuees from Sudan
The Egyptian Government has finally granted access to Nigerian evacuees fleeing the crisis in Sudan for onward transfer to Nigeria after four days of arriving at the Sudan-Egypt border, and unable to get into Egypt owing to logistics and diplomatic issues since Thursday
Penpushing reports that Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa made this known in a tweet, explaining that the border has now been open with stringent conditions after President Mouhammadu Buhari intervention
‘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’, Dabiri-Erewa said
Penpushing further reports that sources informed that conditions upon which the entrance was granted by the Egyptian authorities include details and the schedule of the aircraft conveying them to Nigeria and the capacity of the aircraft, and also demanded a pledge that once Nigerians depart the border, they will be conveyed directly to the designated airport.
The other conditions include a comprehensive list of the evacuees, with passport numbers; valid travel documents (Passport or ETC); the presence of Nigerian government officials at the points of embarkation and standby buses that will immediately convey them to the airport.
Penpushing also reports that upon fulfilling these demands the evacuees will be airlifted from Egypt directly to Nigeria, while it is also recalled that, Nigerian government had earlier informed that the airlift could not be done from Sudan to the violence in that country.
The Nigerian Government sources, however, disclosed that from official records there are about 5,500 Nigerian students who are expected to arrive from Sudan in the evacuation that commenced on Wednesday.
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