The Ambassador of Ukraine to Nigeria, Kirdoda Valerii, has said that evacuation of Nigerians from the country is not possible at the moment as the airspace in Ukraine remains closed due to the raging war with Russia.
Recently, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine, which made many people flee their homes. The Nigerian government announced that a special arrangement was being made to evacuate over 5000 Nigerian students and other Nigerians willing to be evacuated from Ukraine because of the war.
While speaking after his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffery Onyeama recently, Valerii thanked the Government and people of Nigeria for their support during these difficult times and stated that it is not safe to evacuate anyone at the moment.
He said: “Right now, we are in a very difficult situation, but we are fighting against the aggression and we believe that we will all win. Ukrainian Government does not differentiate between people on the basis of their nationality and that is the best effort to protect everybody.
“Currently, the evacuation of Nigerian students is not possible because it is not safe to fly on the sky of Ukraine. As soon as it is safe to fly on the sky of Ukraine, we will join the Embassy of Nigeria in Ukraine and jointly with the Nigerian Government, we will arrange for the evacuation of Nigerian Students.”
