MINISTER of Foreign Affairs, Mr Olugbenga Ashiru, on
Monday, said about 50 Nigerians had, so far, been
evacuated from Syria, following the ongoing crises in
the country.
Ashiru told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Abuja that the evacuees complied with government's
directive to leave Syria and he advised others to
vacate the Middle East nation.
"We have evacuated quite a lot of Nigerians from
Syria, it was not an airlift exercise like we did in the
case of Libya, because they are very few.
"From the report I got, those moved so far are less
than 50, we advised them to move long before the
situation deteriorated. Some have decided to stay
behind, but it is their choice," he said.
The minister also said the families of the Charge
d'Affairs and officials at the embassy had been
relocated to the neighbouring nation of Lebanon,
adding that "they are very safe there."
NAN recalled that the Syrian conflict began on March
15, 2011, with public demonstrations as part of the
wider Arab spring and developed into a nationwide
uprising.
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