The Egyptian authorities have finally allowed stranded Nigerians in Egypt who were evacuated from Sudan to enter their border.
This news was revealed by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, in response to an earlier report by NIDCOM that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) was ready to bring back Nigerians affected by the Sudan crisis, but they were denied entry at Egypt’s Aswan border.
In an earlier tweet on Monday, May 1, 2023, the agency said, “The Egyptian border still not opened for our students, but the Nigeria Airforce is ready, the NAF C 130 landed in Aswan Airport, and they say “We will not leave without our students.”
Six hours later, the agency confirmed in another tweet that Egypt eventually opened its border to Nigerians after President Buhari’s intervention.
“With the intervention of President Buhari, Egypt has finally opened its border to Nigerians fleeing Sudan. With an Airforce plane already on the ground in Aswan, Egypt, the processing of the first set of evacuees will begin” the tweet stated.
Stranded Nigerians can now get airlifted from the Northern African country to their homeland.
UPDATE:
With the intervention of President Buhari, Egypt has finally opened its border to Nigerians fleeing Sudan. With an Airforce plane already on the ground in Aswan, Egypt, the processing of the first set of evacuees will begin.#StaySafe #Nigerian #Students…— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) May 1, 2023
