The Federal Government has begun evacuating Nigerian nationals who wish to leave Iran amid growing tensions in the Middle East.
The evacuees are being escorted through the Armenian border as part of efforts to ensure their safety.
The development was disclosed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a post shared on her X account.
Dabiri-Erewa stated that officials of the Nigerian Embassy in Tehran are coordinating the evacuation exercise and providing assistance to Nigerians willing to depart the country.
According to her, those leaving Iran are being accompanied to the Armenian border, where arrangements have been put in place to guarantee their safe passage out of the country.
The evacuation follows heightened security concerns in the region after coordinated military strikes being carried out against Iran by the United States and Israel.
The attacks prompted retaliatory missile and drone strikes in parts of the Middle East, raising fears that the situation could escalate into a wider regional conflict.
However, Dabiri-Erewa assured that no Nigerian citizen in Iran has been harmed since the hostilities began. She added that officials from the Nigerian Embassy remain stationed at the border to receive and support Nigerians choosing to leave.
āWilling Nigerians are being escorted across the Armenian border by officials of the Nigerian Embassy in Iran to ensure safe passage.
āNo Nigerian in Iran has been affected by the war, as our officials are at the border to receive everyone who wants to leave,ā the post read.
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