{"id":92554,"date":"2022-03-07T20:13:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T19:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=92554"},"modified":"2022-03-07T20:13:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T19:13:16","slug":"why-well-not-allow-nigerians-join-ongoing-fight-in-ukraine-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/why-well-not-allow-nigerians-join-ongoing-fight-in-ukraine-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We\u2019ll Not Allow Nigerians Join Ongoing Fight In Ukraine \u2013 FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1726661702197583105\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that it will not allow its citizens to travel to Ukraine in order to join the Ukrainian forces to fight against the Russia troops.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThis was disclosed in a statement on Monday, by the Spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The spokesperson said the country will not condone such as the FG will do everything necessary to ensure its citizens do not engage in the ongoing war.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Federal Government further explained that it discourages the use of mercenaries anywhere in the world and as such won\u2019t allow Nigerians Join the ongoing war.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The statement read, \u201cThe attention of the Federal Government of Nigeria has been drawn to an alleged ongoing registration of Nigerian volunteers into the fighting force of Ukraine at the Ukrainian Embassy in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted the Embassy to verify the speculation. The Ukrainian Embassy refuted the allegation but confirmed that a number of Nigerians had approached the Embassy indicating their willingness to fight on the side of Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cFurthermore, the Embassy clarified that the Ukrainian government is not admitting foreign volunteer fighters and as such dissociated itself from the claim that it is requesting $1,000 from each Nigerian volunteer for air ticket and visa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a responsible member of the international community and consistent with our obligations under international law, Nigeria discourages the use of mercenaries anywhere in the world and will not tolerate the recruitment, in Nigeria, of Nigerians as mercenaries to fight in Ukraine or anywhere else in the world.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe Federal Government will continue to engage with the Embassy of Ukraine in Nigeria and other relevant authorities to prevent this possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Over 150 Nigerians volunteered to join Ukraine forces repel the nation\u2019s invasion by Russia after Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged people around the world to join the fight.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that it will not allow its citizens to travel to Ukraine in order to join the Ukrainian forces to fight against the Russia&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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