The Coalition of Northern Groups has called on both houses of the National Assembly, to compel the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Security Adviser and the Nigerian representative at the African Union, to ensure the urgent and safe evacuation of Nigerians trapped in Sudan.
The group made the call in a statement on Monday, where it noted the “disturbing” failure of the federal government, to rescue about 4000 Nigerians stranded in war-torn Sudan.
“The Coalition of Northern Groups CNG is extremely saddened and concerned by the reports that about 4000 Nigerians trapped in Sudan have not been evacuated. We find it disturbing that the Federal Government of Nigeria should afford to fail once again, in the statutory responsibility of protecting Nigerians at home in Nigeria and abroad.
We demand action from both houses of the National Assembly to compel the federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Security Adviser and Nigeria’s representative in the AU to ensure the urgent and safe evacuation of Nigerians who are mainly northerners trapped between Khartoum, Ethiopia and Egypt,” the statement read.
The PUNCH reports that there has been fighting in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, between factions of Sudan Army Chief, Abdel Fattah Al-Bahran, and the rival Rapid Support Forces of his former deputy, Mohamed Daglo, leading to the death of hundreds, and leaving many foreign nationals stranded.