By Esther Daniels


The Polish Embassy in Nigeria, has disclosed how citizens of the country created "special assistance platforms", to assist Nigerian refugees fleeing Ukraine from the Russian aggression.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Abuja, in a press release issued on Wednesday, said "Polish citizens created special assistance platforms dedicated exclusively to assisting African nationals, a large percentage of whom are Nigerians."

Recall that Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022 with heavy bombardment forcing more than 4.2 million people to flee the country, over 2 million of whom fled to the neighbouring Poland. The over 4,000 Nigerians in Ukraine, mostly students, fleeing the warring country were majorly received in Poland.

The Polish embassy said its citizens offered Nigerians and other African refugees supports including, "finding accommodation, translation services and free of charge legal assistance for those wishing to remain in Poland".

It said apart from helping refugees who crossed the border, Poland "is also showing our Ukrainian neighbors
solidarity on every level: political, national and human".

It said, "Humanitarian convoys leave Poland for Ukraine on a daily basis transporting medicine, food, clothing and other necessities financed by
the Polish government, NGOs and individuals". It added that Poland has contributed 500 000 CHF for humanitarian actions conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The embassy reiterated Poland's commitment to continue working with Nigeria noting that although Poland has no strong historical and political ties with Nigeria, as it never colonized any
African nation, on a bilateral level, it has maintained friendly diplomatic relations with Nigeria for the
past sixty years".

It said, for the past ten years the Polish government has supported Nigeria through its development cooperation
program “Polish Aid”.

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