The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has urged the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari not to permit Nigerians in Sudan to perish as a result of carelessness.
The NLC called on the government to look into all options that would aid to repatriate Nigerian citizens who were living in Sudan and even to take measures to accommodate the business class among them whose companies had been harmed by the protracted conflict in that nation.
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The NLC president, Comrade Joe Ajaero, gave the advice in a statement on Saturday.
The NLC boss noted with great concern that Nigerians in Sudan have cried out for help to escape the horrors that the war has continued to mete out to the trapped citizens in the country.
The statement read;
Nigerians must not be allowed to die in Sudan because of negligence. No effort should be spared in ensuring their safety and ultimately evacuation to Nigeria if the War persists and escalates into a full-blown war.
It remains the duty of the government and we urge the federal government to make this happen unless they want to tell us that these lives are not as important as the lives of the children of those in authority and do not deserve to be protected.
We have watched with increasing alarm and despair the unfolding tragedy in Sudan as a result of the ongoing War in that country between two major factions of the Military; the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo and the Sudanese Army commanded by General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan which has led to untold human carnage and destruction of properties of citizens of that nation.
At this point, we are not especially concerned about the history and immediate causes of the war but are worried because many Nigerians have become unwitting victims of the war and are stranded in that country and unable to get out.
They have cried out for help to escape the horrors which the war has continued to mete out to persons still trapped in Sudan.
