A heartbreaking video just surfaced online showing Nigerians fleeing wartorn Sudan lamenting that the drivers stopped in the middle of the desert in protest over non-payment by the federal government.
Twitter user, Dr Ahmad Small shared the viral video via his verified handle which showed some of the agitated students venting their frustrations after being held in the desert for over four hours by the drivers with no help in sight.
Some complained that they have run out of supplies as they fled with nothing meaningful on them.
Dr Ahmad Small said in the now viral video that, “The Buses evacuating Nigerian students and non-student were stopped in the middle of the Sahara, and the drivers refused to continue the journey because they were not PAID. @abikedabiri @nemanigeria @FMHDSD @nidcom_gov @NigeriaMFA.”
Some female students close to tears are hear complaining that the drivers insisted that they would not leave the desert unless they were paid.
She said, “Before we started this journey, we had to go on several fightings. Can you even imagine, we are stuck in this desert for five hours. We don’t even know the situation we are. Our money has finished.
“Can you even imagine? The vehicle drivers said they are not moving their buses if they don’t give them money.”
This comes hours after the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama said the Nigerian government has spent $1.2 million to hire 40 luxurious buses to be used for the evacuation of Nigerians trapped in Sudan. He also said that the embassy staff have firmed up arrangements to ensure a smooth evacuation.
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