Reactions; Nigerian Government Admits That Igbos Were Asked To Come Down From Buses In Sudan, But Resolved

The government meanwhile earlies denied claims that the country’s embassy in Khartoum, the capital of war-torn Sudan, refused to evacuate Nigerians who are of the Igbo ethnic group.

Beadysworld had on Monday reported that some stranded Nigerians in warring Sudan accused officials of the Nigerian embassy in the evacuation exercise of discriminating against the Igbo.

In a viral video, seen, a Nigerian of Igbo descent was seen lamenting the level of discrimination against Igbos in a foreign land to the extent that after entry into evacuation buses, they were allegedly asked to come down in Sudan.

He had claimed that Nigerian authorities evacuated stranded Nigerians in war-torn Sudan by the State of Origin and left Igbos behind.

The man in the viral video stated that they were asked to come down from the bus and asked other Nigerian tribes to board, which conveyed other stranded Nigerians from other ethnic groups on Saturday and Sunday to Egypt.

The young man in the video had however appealed to wealthy Igbo men to come to their aide.
However, the Nigerian government denied the allegations, describing the account as false.
The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Francisca Omayuli, on Wednesday, urged the general public to disregard the allegation.
Omayuli said that it had been investigated, according to Daily Post, she, however, admitted that Igbo were asked to come down from evacuation buses but it wasn’t deliberate, she said that the issue had been resolved.

She said  More buses have been made available to accommodate every Nigerian national in Sudan who indicated interest to be evacuated