Poland comprises 2,000 Nigerians, others fleeing Ukraine

The Polish government said it allowed passage for over 2,000 Nigerians and thousands and thousands of diverse refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war.

A assertion on Wednesday, from the Embassy of Poland in Nigeria, titled: ‘Poland stands with Ukraine – the spirit of Polish cohesion reborn,’ said Poland has opened its borders to folks fleeing the war since February 24.

Poland defined that it went to gigantic lengths and undertook every effort to make certain that the total refugees obtained total assistance.

The assertion learn, “Since February 24, Poland opened its borders to over 2 million folks fleeing Ukraine from the Russian aggression. Though most refugees are obviously Ukrainian, there are also thousands of third-nation nationals who discovered refuge in Poland. Polish authorities let in every person, without reference to nationality, flee or creed.

“Many of folks that crossed the Ukrainian-Polish border were African nationals, in conjunction with better than 2,000 Nigerians.

“The federal government of Poland went to gigantic lengths and undertook every effort to make certain that everybody refugees obtained valuable, effective and total assistance.

“Meals were dispensed at border crossings, the transport became as soon as equipped to receptive points where extra assistance and abet were equipped by native government authorities. Furthermore, nation laws became as soon as amended to cater for the wants of refugees and facilitate the provision of assistance.”

The embassy extra said that the refugees were assured free health facility treatment, adding that Poland popular and helped terminally in unfortunate health refugees, the bodily challenged and orphans.

“Ukrainian childhood are given the chance to resume learning in Polish necessary and secondary faculties.

“All Ukrainian electorate will be aware for a Polish national identity quantity which entitles the holder to profit from social welfare and health facility treatment and hundreds of diverse privileges on a par with Polish electorate,” the assertion illustrious.

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