The Federal Government has made arrangements to evacuate Nigerians currently stranded in Ukraine following the ongoing military attacks on that country by Russia.
Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in Abuja that Nigerians in Ukraine would be withdrawn through the Embassy in Warsaw, Poland.
Poland shares its southeastern border with Ukraine.
Deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, threatened yesterday that Moscow could pull out of the last nuclear arms deal with the U.S. in response to the sanctions imposed by Washington and its allies.
According to a statement titled ‘Public Notice from the Nigerian Embassy in Poland,’ the Foreign Affairs Ministry said: “In light of the happenings in Ukraine, please be advised that all Nigerians crossing over to Poland would have a staff of the Nigerian Embassy waiting for them.
“The Federal Government is making necessary arrangements for the evacuation of those stranded in Ukraine through the Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. Please present this as your destination address with the Border Control: 02-953, Kosiarzy 22B, 02-956 Warsaw.”
Embassy staff and volunteers, it said, will be at the Polish-Ukrainian borders with buses and vans to pick up Nigerians from designated crossing border points and locations.
The border points are Hrebenne-Rawa Ruska, Korezowa-Krakowise, Medyka-Szeginie and Budomierz-Hurszew.
Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Digital and New Media, Bashir Ahmad tweeted: “The Nigerian Embassy staff, along with volunteers, are at the Polish-Ukrainian borders with buses to help pick up Nigerians crossing the border from Ukraine.
“Phone: +48-729275316, Phone: +48-579201775, Phone: +48-729242516, Phone: +48-739493541 Kindly spread the information!”
