The federal government on Monday
declared as “erroneous and unfortunate” the repatriation of 30 Nigerians by
Sudan for suspicion of their being infected by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Nigerian government had already
protested the ill-treatment of Nigerians by the country to the Sudanese
authority and was seeking appropriate redress. Spokesman of the ministry, Mr.
Ogbole Ode, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that 30
Nigerians were repatriated by the Sudanese authority. The spokesman said that
26 of the affected Nigerians were students who had travelled to Nigeria on
holidays and were returning to Khartoun after their holidays in Nigeria.
According to him, the Nigerians had travelled to Khartoum via an Ethiopian
Airline” but on arrival, authorities seized their passports, and arranged for
them to return to Nigeria. He, however, said that following the intervention of
the Nigerian Embassy in Khartoun, 13 of the affected students, who had not left
Khartoun, were allowed entry. Ode said that the ministry was committed to the
country’s foreign policy of promoting and protecting the interests of Nigerians
living or traveling abroad. ThisDay (online)
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