RUSSIA DENIES FORCEFUL ENLISTMENT OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS TO FIGHT IN UKRAINE



Russian Federation has dismissed reports of forceful enlistment of Nigerian students into Russia military to fight in Ukrain before their visas can be renewed.
The rebuttal is coming after Bloomberg reported on Monday that Russia is forcing thousands of migrants and foreign students to reinforce its troops in the war against Ukraine, adopting tactics similar to those employed by the Wagner mercenary group.
“Some Africans in Russia on work visas have been detained and forced to decide between deportation or fighting,” Bloomberg quoted a European official.
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Though, the Nigerian government on Tuesday refuted the report in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, adding that it was in touch with the student body in Russia.
But in a statement on Wednesday, the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Nigeria, said there is no truth in the report by Bloomberg.
The statement reads, “The Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Federal Republic of Nigeria has noticed with bewilderment the publication of articles on June 10 in several Nigerian media outlets. These articles, citing the dubious American news agency “Bloomberg,” which has a history of spreading anti-Russian fake news, alleged that African students, particularly those from Nigeria, are being coerced into fighting for Russia in exchange for visa extensions.