Nigeria warns citizens against scams after citizens tricked into fighting for Russia

Nigeria has warned its nationals against scams aimed at duping them into fighting abroad after reports that dozens have ended up fighting in the Russian army. The Nigerian Foreign Ministry, in a statement, expressed “grave concern over the rising and alarming cases of Nigerian citizens being illegally recruited to participate in foreign armed conflicts”. “Several Nigerians who have fallen victim to such unfortunate situations were deployed to combat zones after being misled and coerced into signing military service contracts,” it said.