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Nigeria Warns Against Enlisting Abroad After Reports of Deaths in Ukraine
Nigeria urges citizens to avoid deceptive foreign military recruitment schemes involving high pay and citizenship promises, with consular staff enhancing vigilance, the Ministry said.
- On Sunday, the Federal Government of Nigeria warned Nigerian nationals against recruitment for foreign wars in a statement by Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa attributed to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar.
- The minister expressed grave concern about rising cases of illegal recruitment of Nigerians into foreign conflicts, and the government is engaging domestic and international partners to investigate and raise awareness.
- Security sources report that recruiters promise high salaries, signing bonuses, and fast-tracked citizenship, while intermediaries arrange travel using tourist visas and victims are coerced into signing contracts with confiscated documents.
- Nigerian missions abroad have been directed to strengthen consular vigilance and the ministry advised citizens to verify overseas offers through official government channels and report suspicious recruitment.
- Such recruitment, the ministry warned, endangers lives and may violate Nigerian and international law, adding Nigerians who join foreign conflicts without approval do so at their own risk.
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