Middle East gbege: No Nigerian wey dey Iran don cry for help — Goment

Di Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, wey dem dey call NiDCOM, talk say, yesterday, dem no receive any distress call from Nigerians wey dey stay for Iran, as di war between Iran and di United States with dia ally Israel still dey hot.

Dis one happun on di same day wey di Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs talk say dem still dey monitor wetin dey happen for Middle East.

Even as plenty protesters dey waka round Maryland area for Lagos, yesterday, dey shout anti-US and anti-Israel slogans, dey call for di whole world to condemn how foreign powers dey enter sovereign nations matter. Di protesters presence make tension high as pipo wey dey pass avoid di area.

Make we remind ourselves say Shi'ites don carry protest on Sunday against di attack and killing of Iran dia leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for Kano, Sokoto, Gombe, Niger, Kaduna, Bauchi and Yobe states.

Meanwhile, di war don spread across Middle East and beyond, yesterday, as Lebanon-based Hezbollah enter di matter, dey target British air base for Cyprus. As Nigeria own Bonny Light price jump go $80 per barrel, yesterday, from $70 wey e be on Sunday, na di highest since July 2025.

Di Director of Media and Public Relations of NiDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, wey yarn dis news about no distress call for telephone interview with Vanguard, talk say although Nigerians fit dey for Iran, nobody don officially reach out to di commission for help.

"I no dey say no Nigerian dey there, I just dey say nobody don send any distress call," e yarn well.

E explain say di flight cancellations to di region na because of di war wey dey happen, e talk say no airline go fly for place wey bombs dey fall.

"You no fit fly where bombs dey go up and down. No airline go fly," e yarn, e still add say dis situation dey affect all nationals, not only Nigerians.

"Dem fit do ceasefire for two or three days so dem go evacuate pipo wey dey stranded for airport. Dat one never happun," e yarn.

When dem ask am to estimate how many Nigerians dey affected now, Balogun talk say NiDCOM no get dat kain data and e advise make dem ask Ministry of Foreign Affairs instead.