Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has on Monday said 130 Nigerians have been received by the country’s embassy in Romania.
In a statement, the ministry explained that it has also provided accommodation for them while arrangements are being made to take them back home.
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The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, made this known in a statement released on Monday morning.
The full statement reads;
In the last 24 hours, officials of the Nigerian Embassy have received 130 Nigerians safely at Bucharest, Romania where they have been provided accommodation and will
be documented, while we finalise arrangements to bring them back home.
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The ministry stressed;
Also, officials at Budapest, Hungary have received and accommodated 74 Nigerians
safely, where they are being documented for subsequent travel arrangements back to Nigeria. We are expecting another batch of about 200 into the city of Budapest, tomorrow,
Monday.
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It added;
In Warsaw, Poland we have received 52 Nigerians and 23 are being processed at the Polish Government Reception Point at Hala Kijowska, Milny 90, 37-552 Milny, which is near the border of Korezowa-Krakowiec. The camp is well organised with beds and
beddings, food, heating, clothing and medicals for evacuees.We assure Nigerians that all hands are on deck and arrangements are being put in place to effectively evacuate our citizens, in safety and dignity.
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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria 🇳🇬 (@NigeriaMFA) February 28, 2022
