The ambassador of Sudan to Nigeria, Muhammad Yusuf has called on the Nigerians being evacuated to return to his country after the war.
The envoy made this call while speaking Thursday after hundreds of Nigeria landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
The first batch, about 376 evacuees, arrived via military jet C13. More are expected within the coming days.
In his remarks, Yusuf advised them to consider Sudan as their second country, assuring that the situation in Khartoum is calming down.
The ambassador also expressed optimism that the army will soon regain control of the whole territory.
‘I’m very happy to have these evacuees coming from Sudan safe, no life is lost. Nigerians are coming from their second country.’
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‘I hope that things will be controlled and safety will be back. You can come back and continue your studies, and businesses,’ he said.
Yusuf said although the government had proposed another truce, there would be no negotiations between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The acceptance of the truce, he explained, is for only humanitarian purposes to enable people to get food, shelter, water, and medicine.
Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that Nigerian evacuees who arrived in the country from Sudan on Thursday received the sum of ₦100,000 each and aboutN25,000 worth of recharge cards and 1.5 Gigabytes of data upon their return to the country.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, revealed this at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday morning.
Africa Today News, New York reports Wednesday night that returnees arrived in the country around 11:35 pm on Wednesday while more are still expected in the country.
Farouq stated that the cash and other gifts given to the returnees were done to make them comfortable as they return to the country.