- Safiu Kehinde
The Federal Government has released emergency hotlines for Nigerians trapped in the Middle East crisis.
NPO Reported the escalation of the Iran war following last week’s attack on the country’s capital city of Theran and murder of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khameni, by the United States and Israeli Forces.
The attack had led to retaliatory attack by the Iranian Forces on neighbouring countries suspected to habouring the US military bases.
Explosions had over the week been reported in countries like the United Arab Emirate, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain amongst others.
While some countries have commenced evacuation of their citizens from the Middle East, the Federal Government established emergency hotlines for Nigerians currently in the affected Arab nations.
As contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the FG urged the citizens to contact the emergency numbers and ensure that they are registered with the respective Embassy or Consulate.
The hotlines as listed in the statement include;
- Embassy of Nigeria, Tehran, Iran; +98 937 685 1897, +98 933 951 5348, +98 930 972 9965 +234 906 768 4063
- Embassy of Nigeria, Tel Aviv, Israel; +972547115279, +2347064263944
- Embassy of Nigeria in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; +971 56 884 4130
- Consulate-General of Nigeria in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; +971 56 377 8678
Embassy of Nigeria in Kuwait (Covers Bahrain); +965 9789 5737, +965 99509288
- Embassy of Nigeria, Doha, Qatar; +974 3019 7102, +974 3019 7261
- Embassy of Nigeria, Beirut, Lebanon; +961 78 861 779, +234 8038954425
- Embassy of Nigeria, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; +966 542149456, +966 565695763
- Consulate-General of Nigeria, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; +96656 096 5633
Embassy of Nigeria, Amman, Jordan (Covers Iraq); +962777369428, +962776594020