Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President for Media and Publicity, revealed on Sunday that the administration is concerned about thousands of its people who are stuck in the unstable Sudan because of the risks associated with air travel in the North African nation.

Shehu used his Twitter account to comment on the incident, writing: “Nigerian government has been spending sleepless nights monitoring the ongoing turmoil in Sudan.

“Our officials are doing a lot, coordinating with the Embassy in Khartoum, the Sudanese and Ethiopian governments trying to ensure the safety of the large number of our citizens there.

“Minister Geoffrey Onyeama who is coordinating these efforts is optimistic that they will start moving people to safety as soon as possible.

“Watch the Minister explain what they are doing on Channels TV this evening.”
Over 400 people have died and nearly 3,500 have been injured in the confrontation between the Sudanese security forces and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Force.

The violence, which began on April 8 and entered its 15th day on Sunday, has forced hundreds of citizens to flee the capital Khartoum.

The RSF paramilitary group and the Sudanese Armed Forces, both commanded by General Mohamed Dagalo, were previously partners.

They collaborated in the 2019 revolt that ousted Sudan’s cruel dictator Omar al-Bashir, who had governed the nation for thirty years.