Some students who fled the war-torn cities in Ukraine have said that Nigerians were in a difficult situation due to long traffic gridlock and congestion of refugees at the border with Poland.
The students said they were faced with cold weather, hunger and lack of some basic necessities.
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The stranded Nigerians alleged that they were not getting the desired attention from Nigerian diplomats at some borders in Poland, despite the situation they found themselves in.
But at the Ukraine- Romania border, a report from the Nigerian mission indicated that the Nigerian envoys were assisting Nigerians that fled from Ukraine.
Abduljalil Adam Bayero, a Nigerian student leader from the City of Tunabil in Ukraine, has said that prolonged traffic gridlock had made the students trek for over 30 km. He said some trekked for over 5 hours before they could reach the border with Poland.
According to him, officials on the border with Poland gave attention only to those who came in vehicles and to women and children.
