The Federal Government said that plans are already underway to evacuate Nigerians trapped in Sudan, as the country’s crisis continues to deepen.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) spokesman, Gabriel Odu, who disclosed this in a statement, added that meetings are being held as to how best to handle the evacuation process.

The move was occasioned by a request made by Nigerian students pleading that they be evacuated from the currently troubled Northeast Africa.

Sudan is witnessing hostilities between two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup: army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The NIDCOM Chairman/CEO, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said she has noted with concern the plight of Nigerian Students in Sudan over the escalation of hostilities.

Dabiri-Erewa further stated that the Commission has received the letter of SOLICITATION by Sudan chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NAN), for possible evacuation of students especially those in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital.

The NIDCOM Boss assured that the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) which is in charge of emergency evacuations, is consulting with the in Nigerian mission in Sudan and other relevant agencies

She urged all Nigerian Students in Sudan as well as Nigerians living in Sudan to be security conscious and calm.