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The National Association of Nigerian Students in Sudan (NANSS) has appealed to the federal government for the evacuation of its members.

“We hereby write soliciting and yearning for the Nigerian Government’s intercession to rescue and send for an immediate evacuation of the Nigerian students that are stuck in the centre of the ongoing war,” the group said in a letter made available to pressmen.

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It is reported that the fight erupted in Khartoum on Saturday between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The students said they have, since the fighting in Sudan erupted on Saturday, been stranded in fear with no access to basic needs equipment and have been facing dangerous threats.

“We strongly hope that our call for rescue to our dear nation Nigeria will be responded to with immediate effect,” the students appealed.

Nigerians have a relatively high population in Sudan but there is no exact number to the population of students in the country.

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Germany had also planned to evacuate its nationals from Sudan but did not follow through because of the security situation in the country, according to the German news agency, DPA.

Japan has also said it has begun the “necessary preparations” for evacuations of its citizens including embassy staff from Sudan, government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said.

The fighting which has entered its fifth day has led to the death of over 270 people, the WHO said.

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