The Permanent Secretary of the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and Chair of the Situation Room on evacuation of Nigerians from Sudan, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, gave the explanation after a closed-door meeting of the ministry in Abuja.
Gwarzo explained that thirty thousand dollars was paid per bus and that forty buses were procured for the proper evacuation of Nigerian citizens stranded in Sudan.
He also explained the delays experienced by Nigerians at the Egyptian borders, delays on payment caused by the Central Bank of Nigeria and the requests for visa payments by the Egyptian government.
According to him, the owners of the buses demanded complete payment, noting that sending money to Sudan cannot be done directly but through middlemen.
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