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World Cup: 2 Nigerians who absconded in Russia die in cold water, others cry out for help

by Damilare Aanu
June 30, 2018
in Metro, XTRA
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Some Nigerians have absconded after traveling to Russia for World Cup. According to reports, from journalist Sapele Oghenek, the Nigerians fled into other countries from Russia in order obtain Schengen visa.

Sadly, things didn’t go as planned and two Nigerians ended up dying in the process due to the cold weather while the remaining persons are now calling on the federal government to come to their aid.

Some Nigerians in hideout

In a bid to attain a better life, the group of guys subjected themselves to even worse conditions as they paid N17,000 for a night just to hide themselves so that they won’t be caught by security agents there.

READ: Nigerian Celebrities who are waiting for next available flight to return from Russia

According to the victims, when one’s money finishes, the same foreigners who collected money to protect them from the police, will later expose them to the authorities.

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Some Nigerians who can’t afford the money per night, are said to be sleeping on the streets and also begging for money for food.

After suffering the hardship in the past few days, the group of guys who are staying in one room like the prodigal sons are desperately seeking to return home.

They decided to contact the journalist in order to publish their story so that the government will come to their aid.

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