The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said it has not received any distress call from any Nigerian trapped in the Middle East or Iran.
This follows the crisis between Iran and the United States and its ally, Israel.
According to Director of Media and Public Relations of NiDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, there is no official distress call from Iran. He, however, stated that there might be Nigerians living in the country.
“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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