“We spent just $1.2m to evacuate Nigerians to Egypt from Sudan”

The Federal Government has said that about $1.2m was used to evacuate the stranded Nigerians out of Sudan.

The piece of information was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, during a briefing by State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC.

According to the minister, the government provided security cover for the eight-hour journey from Luxol to Cairo and the eleven-hour trip from Aswan to Cairo, Egypt, and 40 buses to transport about 2,400 students from Sudan.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Onyeama, also noted that no Nigerian lost their lives in the conflict, and said there are no talks about alternative plans for continued education for the evacuees, most of whom are students of the University of Khartoum.