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FG Says No Distress Calls Yet from Nigerians in Iran Amid Conflict

Commission confirms citizens in Iran but no emergency reports received

by Arabella Zikora
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, says no distress call from Nigerians in Iran yet.

NiDCOM stated this amid the ongoing crisis between Iran and the United States and its ally, Israel.

DAILY POST recalls that the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs had said that it was still monitoring the situation in the Middle East.

Director of Media and Public Relations of NiDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, who disclosed this, said though there might be Nigerians in Iran, none had officially reached out to the commission for assistance.

“I’m not saying there are no Nigerians there, I’m only saying nobody has sent any distress call,” he clarified.

According to him, flight cancellations to the region are due to ongoing hostilities, stressing that no airline will operate in an active war zone.

“There may be ceasefire for two or three days to allow people who are stranded at the airport to be evacuated. That has not been done,” he noted.

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