{"id":87532,"date":"2023-05-05T20:58:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/sudan-egypt-furious-as-nigerians-without-passport-sneak-in"},"modified":"2023-05-05T23:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T22:19:31","slug":"sudan-egypt-furious-as-nigerians-without-passport-sneak-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/sudan-egypt-furious-as-nigerians-without-passport-sneak-in","title":{"rendered":"Sudan: Egypt furious as Nigerians without passport sneak in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The timely evacuation of Nigerians who fled Sudan may have suffered a blow over the disorderly conduct of some students.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the authorities sent hundreds of students back to the war torn country after checking passports or Emergency Travel Certificates (ETCs).<\/p>\n<p>Though those without the documents were asked to wait pending when an ETC will be generated, two students tried to beat security checks at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>In a voice note on the situation, a Nigerian official said citizens got impatient, forcefully joined their colleagues and disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>The official noted that the attitude had \u201cspoiled the efforts that the Federal Government is putting in place to airlift them\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudents with passports were allowed to move to the Egypt airport. Those that do not have were asked to wait&#8230;an ETC will be issued as a formal document for them to travel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut of impatience, two students without passport or ETC sneaked in. They were discovered at the Aswan airport. Egyptian authorities are angry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The update added that over 500 Nigerians have been turned back. They now need to get an exit permit and then get another permit back to Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>A popular Twitter user, @Woye1 has called the attention of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2 students sneaked in to Egypt without traveling papers from Sudan. Egypt has decided to send back 700 Nigerians back to Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFG will incur additional money to pay for buses again. The 2 students could be charged to court. Another one sneaked into Egypt, they are looking for the fellow,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the second batch of evacuees \u2013 130 nationals comprising 128 females and 2 males \u2013 departed the Port Sudan International Airport today.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerians landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 3:15 pm via Tarco Airline B737-300 aircraft.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The timely evacuation of Nigerians who fled Sudan may have suffered a blow over the disorderly conduct of some students. On Friday, the authorities sent hundreds of students back to the war torn country after checking passports or Emergency Travel Certificates (ETCs). 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