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VIDEO: Russia-Ukraine War: ‘They Lied To Us About $8.5m’ – Stranded Nigerians After FG Delays Evacuation
Some stranded Nigerians fleeing Ukraine through Romania have raised the alarm after the Federal Government, on Thursday, fails to commence their evacuation from the war zone.
BIGPENNGR reports that an Air Peace charter flight was scheduled to evacuate Nigerians fleeing Ukraine today but the exercise has been postponed.
But an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bolaji Akinremi, explained that the flight scheduled to evacuate the people was postponed due to a delay in preparing passengers for the check-in process.
‘The flight has now been scheduled for Friday morning’, he said.
About 2,000 Nigerians have fled Ukraine, amid a Russian invasion, to neigbouring countries, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
The Federal Government on Wednesday said it has approved $8.5m for the evacuation of citizens.
According to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, the countries where the pickup flights would be headed include – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.
Two flights from Air Peace and one from Max Air are expected to carry out the evacuation exercise.
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