Students from Niger have requested to speak with the authorities in Sudan. Students in particular are dissatisfied that the government is s...
Students from Niger have requested to speak with the authorities in Sudan.
Students in particular are dissatisfied that the government is still making no effort to repatriate the Nigerians living in Sudan.
They are launching this petition at a time when numerous nations are still working to repatriate their citizens who have been driven from Sudan by the conflict between the country's military and the RSF rebels.
Students from the Republic of Niger studying in Sudan said that they were in a difficult situation as a result of the country's consulate officials leaving them stranded after they followed the French team to Djibouti.
One of the leaders of the Niger students in Sudan, Alhaji Rabi'u Kane, claimed that the students are currently caught up in the fighting.
No matter where we are, we are always in the middle of things. In the end, shots are even fired where the students are, so the dormitories are now empty of students. Don't construct a building that is too challenging for a human, he said.
He added that under the current circumstances, they are unsure of where to turn because the foreign relations office is where they should direct their complaint, so "we went."
"We went and took ourselves," the speaker said, "and those who were supposed to lead us followed the French delegation and left us."
The students also appealed to Mohammed Bazoum, the president of Niger, for assistance in taking the required actions to free themselves from the violence they had become embroiled in.
We need you because you are our father, said student Rabi'u, adding, "We have no one but God but you the President; you are the one who can help us out of this violence because the state of war does not know where it will take us."
"Other nations come and look after their citizens before taking them away."
Through its spokesperson Ifredi Maulil Alasan, the USN National Student Association urged the government to make an effort to return home all of the Republic of Niger's students.
The leader of the organization added, "Our authorities should also swiftly send planes to bring every citizen home, just as other countries have returned all of their citizens home."
The leader of the MUJEN Surajo Isa organization, which works to defend human rights, also expressed concern about this matter and stated that they had requested to speak with the Republic of Niger's office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs about it.
He claimed that since the start of the conflict in Sudan, civil society organizations have been in touch with the country's ministry of foreign affairs, informing them that the president has instructed them to take action to ensure the repatriation of all Niger citizens. They will return home as a result of this conflict, and we are confident that President Bazoum Mohammed is acting in accordance with his promise.
The Ministry of European Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs of France have taken responsibility for carrying out the work of evacuating people from the city of Khartoum, according to the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Niger.
538 persons, including 38 men, women, and children from Niger, were transported to Djibouti this morning, Tuesday.