“There is a huge biological risk associated with the occupation of the central public health lab,” Mr Abid added.
The threat posed by the Janjaweed was always very evident — even to the uninitiated.
The only viable way out is by road,” said foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama.
No fewer than 4,000 Nigerians are currently trapped in Sudan following the violent clash between the rival forces, Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide on Sunday said the Nigerian government “has been having sleepless nights following the ongoing crisis in Sudan.”
Government officials said they are “doing everything possible” to support those still inside the country’s capital, Khartoum.
Fighting broke out in Sudan about a week ago between the country’s two most powerful generals and their respective military units.
A top official said Uganda’s foreign affairs minister is working to evacuate 275 nationals trapped in the deadly military clashes in Sudan.
Earlier on Monday, an armoured vehicle belonging to the U.S. embassy in Khartoum came under a hail of bullets.
The power struggle started on Saturday with close to 600 injured, according to the Sudanese Doctors’ Union.
