Nigerian students and others being transported by road out of Sudan are stranded at the Sahara Desert after the drivers stopped the buses in the middle of the desert saying the Nigerian government and other relevant stakeholders had not paid them.
A video making the rounds on social media captures some of the students venting their frustrations after being held in the desert for over five hours by the drivers with no help in sight.
“The Buses evacuating Nigerian students and non-student were stopped in the middle of the Sahara, and the drivers refused to continue the journey because they were not PAID. @abikedabiri @nemanigeria @FMHDSD @nidcom_gov @NigeriaMFA,” Dr Ahmad captioned the video.
A female student could be heard complaining that the drivers insisted that they would not leave the desert unless they were paid.
She said; “Before we started this journey, we had to go on several fightings. Can you even imagine, we are stuck in this desert for five hours. We don’t even know the situation we are. Our money has finished.
“Can you even imagine? The vehicle drivers said they are not moving their buses if they don’t give them money.”
Watch video below:
The Buses evacuating Nigerian students and non-student
were stopped in the middle of the Sahara, and the drivers refused to continue the journey because they were not PAID. @abikedabiri @nemanigeria @FMHDSD @nidcom_gov @NigeriaMFAStudents crying out in this video pic.twitter.com/tbXSq1hUdY
— Dr. Ahmad Small (@dr_ahmadsmall) April 27, 2023