JABAR EKSPRES —The Riau Provincial Government through the Riau Provincial Liaison Agency, after coordinating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu), immediately scheduled the return of 128 students and Riau residents who were evacuated affected by the conflict in the capital city of Khartoum, Sudan.
“Based on the information we have obtained, the group of students and Riau residents is scheduled to leave for Jakarta today,” said Riau Province Liaison Agency Head Rido Adriansyah, in Pekanbaru, Thursday (27/4).
He said the Riau Provincial Government through Assistant I of the Riau Provincial Secretariat, Masrul Kasmy, had also met with the Riau National Amil Zakat Agency (Basnaz) to discuss the repatriation mechanism of the Riau students.
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In accordance with the direction of Riau Governor Syamsuar, he said, Assistant I Setdaprov Riau has also coordinated with Baznas Riau for the repatriation of the students from Jakarta to Pekanbaru.
“Hopefully the process of returning 128 Riau students to Bumi Lancang Kuning will run smoothly, please pray for the people of Riau,” he said.
Previously, 128 Riau students who were studying in Sudan were forced to evacuate due to the armed conflict crisis that occurred in the country.
Riau Student Coordinator, as well as Chairman of the Sudanese Riau Student Union (Semari Sudan), Syarif Hidayatullah, said that the 128 Riau residents who were evacuated currently consisted of 99 men and 29 women, including 1 toddler.
He said that on Wednesday (26/4) evening, he and several other Riau students who were listed on the first flight had arrived at Port Sudan International Airport. The evacuation process was divided by the Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum into two batches, the first batch consisting of 75 Riau citizens.
“On Wednesday, they were already in Jeddah and undergoing the process at Jeddah Immigration, yesterday moving from Port Sudan by ship,” Syarif said.
