FACT CHECK: Is The Richest Person In Sudan A Nigerian?

On Monday, the chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDO), and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa claimed that the richest person in Sudan was a Nigerian citizen.

Abike said this as Nigeria attempts to evacuate its citizens from Sudan against the backdrop of an armed conflict between rival factions of the military government of Sudan.