Officials of the Nigerian embassy in Romania, said they have received 130 Nigerians safely in Bucharest in the last one day where they have been provided accommodation and will be documented, while the government finalises arrangements to bring them back home.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this disclosed in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Gabriel Aduda.
The statement further revealed that officials at Budapest, Hungary have also received and accommodated 74 Nigerians safely, where they are being documented for subsequent travel arrangements back to Nigeria.
The statement reads in part: “In the last 24 hours, officials of the Nigerian Embassy have received 130 Nigerians safely at Bucharest, Romania where they have been provided accommodation.
“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 on Monday.
“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 Korczowa-Krakowiec.
