The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said 130 Nigerians have been received by the country’s embassy in Romania.
In a statement, the ministry explained that it has also provided
accommodation for them while arrangements are being made to take
them back home.
The statement, signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary,
Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, stated that officials at Budapest, Hungary
have received and accommodated 74 Nigerians safely, where they are
being documented for subsequent travel arrangements back to Nigeria.
According to him, another batch of about 200 Nigerians are expected in
Budapest today. He also said 52 persons have been received in Warsaw,
Poland.
The ministry added that the Hungarian and Romanian governments have
approved visa-free access to Nigerians coming from the Eastern
European nation.
