Nze Ikay’s Blog Live_Monday, 23/05/2022

Of late, Nigerians in the Russian Federation just like their compatriots worldwide are faced with daunting challenges. Some of these challenges are self-inflicted, while others are societal. Sadly, some have resulted in the loss of lives and that’s very disturbing. Official statistics released by the president of NCR on Wednesday 12th. January 2022 shows that twelve (12) Nigerians died in the year 2021 alone. So far, in 2022, about five (5) persons by my counting have gone to the greater beyond and we are still in the first half of the year 2022. It is equally disturbing to note that some Nigerians under different guises have taken advantage of this situation, misinformed gullible Nigerians and inciting them against the Nigerian Community leadership and the Nigerian Embassy. The Nigerian Community Russia (NCR) as a legal entity, made of Nigerians living in Russia, fully registered in the Russian Federation, and working in liaison with the Nigerian Embassy …