More than 370 Nigerians, mostly students, arrive in capital Abuja from Egypt after fleeing Sudan, with more than 2,000 set to be evacuated in the coming days
Returnees spoke of being stranded for days in the desert and at the Egyptian border after authorities denied them entry for lack of proper documentation. / Photo: AP
More than 2,000 remain either in Egypt or in Sudan and would be evacuated in the coming days, according to Sadiya Umar Farouq, the country's Minister for Humanitarian Affairs. The returnees arrived looking fatigued, and some with only one backpack, which they said contained their most precious belongings.
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