NEMA said it is working on ways to get Nigerians who are stuck abroad back to their families.
Due to the unrest in Sudan, the Federal Government has set up a group to help get Nigerians out of the country.
This was said in a statement from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday. It was signed by Manzo Ezekiel, who is in charge of the agency’s press unit.
The new promise comes after the Federal Government said on Friday that it was worried about not being able to get Nigerians out of Sudan, where a dangerous crisis is still going on.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the head of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), said on Twitter that the government was having trouble, especially with getting Nigerians out of the difficult country by air.
But NEMA says that the group, which is made up of professional emergency responders and search and rescue experts, “will constantly evaluate the situation and look for the safest way to evacuate Nigerian citizens, even if that means going through a country next to Sudan.”
The agency said that it is “in constant communication with all relevant partners, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, and security agencies, while looking for an appropriate window of opportunity to evacuate all stranded Nigerians back home in a safe and dignified way.”
It said that the emergency situation in Sudan right now is very complicated because there is fighting between warring groups and all airports and land borders are stopped.
NEMA, on the other hand, said that it is working with all of its partners and is always getting new information about the situation.
Mustapha Ahmed, the Director General of NEMA, also said that the agency is very worried and is looking into all possible ways to get the trapped Nigerians back to their families safely and with respect.
