Claims that the Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, failed to arrange for the evacuation of Igbo inhabitants there have been refuted by the Federal Government.
In a widely shared video, a Nigerian claimed that Igbos were requested to leave the flight so that Nigerians of other ethnicities could board the aircraft for evacuation.
Francisca Omayuli, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesperson, asserted that the accusation had been investigated and found to be untrue.
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Igbos were among the initial group of the 637 Nigerians who were evacuated to the Aswan Border in Egypt, according to Omayuli, who encouraged the general public to dismiss the allegation.
She said that they are now waiting for their eventual arrival back in Nigeria.
Omayuli added that despite fights breaking out between students and other Nigerian citizens because there weren’t enough buses, the problem had been resolved.
“More buses were made available to accommodate every Nigerian national in Sudan who indicated interest to be evacuated.
“It is, therefore, surprising that such a misleading allegation could be leveled against officials of the Embassy who had worked tirelessly on the evacuation exercise,” she added.
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