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Saudi Arabia evacuates 2,544 including 10 Nigerians from Sudan conflict

Following the outbreak of a military conflict in Sudan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has evacuated a total of 2,544 persons from the country....

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief April 28, 2023
Updated April 28, 2023 at 5:06 PM
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Saudi Arabia evacuates 2,544 including 10 Nigerians from Sudan conflict
Following the outbreak of a military conflict in Sudan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has evacuated a total of 2,544 persons from the country. According to a press release issued by the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Nigeria, the evacuees comprise 119 Saudi citizens and 2,425 individuals from 74 countries, including 10 Nigerians. 

The statement indicated that the evacuees come from various nationalities, including Nigeria, Netherlands, Russia, Lebanon, Norway, USA, Turkey, Serbia, Poland, Germany, India, Georgia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Sweden, Uzbekistan, UK, Ireland, Kenya, Philippines, Ethiopia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Pakistan, Oman, Syria, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Mauritania, Yemen, Canada, Switzerland, Ireland, France, Armenia, Hungary, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Tanzania, Djibouti, Cape Verde, Congo, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Somalia, South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Croatia, Nicaragua, Liberia, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Chad, Niger, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

The Saudi Arabia Embassy stated that the Kingdom has been working to provide all the necessary basic needs of foreign nationals who have been evacuated in preparation for facilitating their departures to their respective countries. 

The statement also mentioned that the Kingdom, together with friendly countries, encourages the establishment of armistices and the opening of humanitarian corridors, as well as the protection of civilians. The Kingdom pledges to continue assisting in organising and coordinating evacuation operations around the clock to ensure the safe exit of civilians from all nationalities.

“The Kingdom will continue to make every possible effort to stop the bloodshed, to end the fighting, and return to the path of a political solution in Sudan,” the statement added.

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