By Gbenga Sodeinde
Heritagenewsng reports that some Nigerians in war-torn Ukraine have rejected the Federal Government’s offer to evacuate them, insisting that they prefer to stay in Ukraine or go elsewhere than to Nigeria there own country.
Some Nigerians in Ukraine who preferred anonymity revealed to heritagenewsng that “insecurity in Nigeria, unemployment, combined with unstable electricity, and bad roads which they have further crippled the economic situation in the country are parts of the major reasons we believed is not safe for us to return to the country now”.
Equally, other Nigerians who spoke with Channels TV said they preferred to find alternatives in Europe rather than returning to the country.
Lukman Ibrahim, a student, who fled Ukraine into Poland, said, “I will seek for student permit and continue my life from here. Because home is not safe, everybody knows this.
“You now expect me to come home and face the same thing when I just survived a war? I will never do that.”Also speaking, one Emeka Nnamdi, who is still in Sumy, Ukraine, said “I am currently doing my Masters here.
“I finished my six years of medical school here. And I am doing a speciality course, which will take me three years.“But if I’m doing a speciality course in Nigeria, it will take me more than five years, if not seven years. So why should I come home?
”As the war has broken out, we are supposed to run to our country for safety. But I’ll rather stay here,” Ibrahim added
“We are all here risking our lives, but going back to our country is riskier.”
Source: DailyPost
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