Yoruba Students In Sudan Seek South-West Govs’ Intervention

Nigerian students of the Yoruba extraction trapped in Sudan following the fighting which has led to the killing of hundreds in the country and left many foreign nationals stranded have sought the help of the South-West governors for their evacuation.

The students under the aegis of Yoruba Students’ Union, Sudan, sought in particular, the intervention of South-West governors in their home country on their possible evacuation from Sudan.

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“Peace be unto you. On behalf of the Yoruba Students Union in Sudan, we urgently call on the Federal Government and South-West governors to kindly come to our aid in respect to the ongoing crisis in Sudan which has now turned to a survival mode due to the intense civil war of more than a week,” a statement by the Executive Council of the union, dated Saturday, partly read.

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KOKO TV  reports that the conflict between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Force, has claimed over 400 lives with about 3,500 injured.

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