Cursory: The saying that one bad apple can spoil the bunch has literally played out in the lives of Nigerian students entering Egypt from Sudan. However in this case the apples are two. The actions of two impatient and unruly Nigerian students have caused around 500 students, to be sent back.
Following the failure of two of them to provide either a passport or an Emergency Travel Certificate, Egyptian officials have returned over 500 students back to Sudan.
Students without passports or other identification had been told to stay back, according to a phone message left by a Nigerian official that our journalist was able to receive on Friday morning.
Those students who do not have passports were instructed to wait while an ETC was provided to those who did, allowing them to travel. All of the students who do have passports were allowed to proceed to the airport in Egypt. Two students entered illegally because they were impatient and lacked proper identification.
The official continued, “Our children have spoiled the efforts that the Federal Government is putting in place to airlift them. Two students without any of the required documentation grew impatient and joined their colleagues. The Egyptian authorities were furious and ordered that all the students be taken back to Sudan to obtain the necessary permits.
“Now, the two students were discovered at the Aswan airport and the Egyptian authorities are angry. Now, all the stranded Nigerians have to go back to Sudan. They conveyed over 500 Nigerians and everyone will go back to Sudan. They will have to get an exit permit and then get another permit back to Egypt. This will cause a delay of almost 10 hours.”
The official also said that the issue was on the whereabouts of a little child could not be ascertained.“Also, in the midst of the confusion, a child sneaked into Egypt. We cannot find him. Legal actions would be taken against the two students.”
The official also warned students at Port Sudan to behave in a coordinated manner to avoid being returned back to Khartoum.
Source: Punch
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