The Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Safiu Olaniyan has said that the Embassy is waiting for clearance from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and NEMA, Nigerian government and Egypt, to move the buses across the border.

Olaniyan in a voice message sent through the Nigerian Diaspora Commission stated that a security clearance is what is needed for those at the boarders of Sudan to move to Egyptian borders.

He urged the evacuees not to take any action against the embassy officers as had earlier been speculated, noting that no official is leaving the country until the last Nigerian has been evacuated.