Victor Ezeja
A video which has gone viral on social media on Sunday, shows Nigerian students fleeing from Ukraine who are stranded at the border between Romania and Ukraine.
A public notice issued by the Nigerian embassy in Bucharest, capital of Romania on Saturday, February 26, had indicated that it has made arrangements to receive the nationals arriving from Ukraine through the immigration officials at four entry points to the Eastern European country.
This is apparently a measure to save the Nigerians, just like other nationals fleeing from the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as the Romanian government has granted approval for reception of evacuated citizens of different countries from the crisis-ridden nation.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe Nigerian Embassy in Romania had also in the notice stated that some consular staff have been deployed to receive the arriving nationals at the entry points.
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But the video online, shows the people who identified themselves as Nigerians saying they have been stranded at the Romanian border being packed in a hall unattended to for more than 24 hours.
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A female voice heard in the video narrating their ordeal says nationals of other countries who arrived the same time at the border with them have been attended to and taken to better a location.
They complained of being exposed to heavy cold and other inclement weather conditions at the border.
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Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
