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Hundreds Of Nigerians Who Went To Watch World Cup Stranded In Russia Now Sleeping On The Streets

Reports have it that some Nigerians who traveled to witness the 2018 World Cup in Russia are stranded and are unable to come back home due to some restraints. Some of the travelers fled into other countries from Russia in order obtain Schengen visa and also getting stranded in the process.

According to reports, the victims have only FAN IDs, which the Russian government issued as a visa substitute to foreigners traveling to attend the FIFA World Cup. This means they can’t use the document to get a job. With nowhere to go, they’re going about Russia looking for help.

Hear their plea to the Nigerian and Russian governments;

“We came here to come and plead to our government in Nigeria because all of us came here to watch football, and we paid our flight tickets to and fro. “But unfortunately, we cannot get return back to Nigeria because our return tickets were cancelled and it is so disappointing to us as we never planned to stay in Russia.”

“We want to go back and that is why we are pleading to both our government and that of Russia to help us.”

Con artists have tricked hundreds of young Nigerians into traveling to Russia thinking they’d become professional footballers or get goodjobs.

Alas, when they arrived, their hopes were dashed and they now find themselves with nowhere to go. Two Nigerian brothers said they have been conned into coming to Russia with false hopes of becoming professional footballers.

Back home, in Lagos, they were approached by fellow Nigerians and told that, should their dreams of soccer stardom not work out, they would easily find other well-paying jobs in Russia.

The brothers entered Russia using FAN IDs, which the government issued for foreigners traveling to attend the FIFA World Cup. It contains personal data and functions as a visa substitute during the tournament.

But, after touching down in Moscow, the brothers soon realized that they had been tricked. “In Nigeria, we were told to call this phone number once in Russia — but nobody picked up on the other end,” the younger recalls.

They then spent three days in a hotel until they ran out of money. They contacted the Nigerian Embassy for help, but were turned away. “Then we went to a mosque,” the younger remembers.

They were not allowed to stay overnight but received food from the imam. They then slept rough in Moscow parks. “Suddenly, my suitcase was gone,” one of them recalls.

Today, more than 70 Nigerian citizens gathered at the Nigerian embassy in Moscow to complain that they were deceived into attending the World Cup on the promise that they could work while in Russia.

The leader of a volunteer group told the magazine RBC that the first Nigerian tourists started reporting scammers as early as two weeks ago. 

They were reportedly sold “fan IDs” for $300 and round-trip tickets, and told they could earn money while in Moscow. 
When they arrived in the Russian capital, however, they learned that their documents don’t allow them to work, and the scammers quickly canceled their return tickets. Another several hundred stranded Nigerians are currently spread across the country.

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  1. Nigerians are intelligent people and they should know that there is nothing in Russia. Russia is not a member of the Shenzhen countries or member of the European union therefore crossing over will not be easy. They know from the beginning that they will face what they are facing now. I pray for God’s favour in their present situation.

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