About 400 Nigerians with military experience went to the Ukrainian embassy in Nigeria to express their willingness to go to Ukraine to fight the Russian invasion.
However, they are not happy that the embassy asked them to pay $1,000 for the visa and plane ticket.
"$1,000 is too much," said a former soldier, fired from the nigerian army for leaving his job to visit his pregnant wife without permission.
"I want to go to Ukraine because I am a soldier. I fought in Liberia. I fought in Sierra Leone. I was part of the 33rd Battalion. I was trained by Ukrainian soldiers when I was at the United Nations in Kosovo," he added.
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"We are not afraid. It was David who killed Goliath with a simple tool. So, I believe that my departure for Ukraine will give them victory. " said another former soldier.
Despite their desire to help Ukraine, the second secretary of the Ukrainian embassy in Nigeria, Bohdan Soltys, said it would be difficult for Nigerians to travel to the country, as the airspace was closed due to the war.
The diplomat said that Ukraine does not recruit mercenaries, but volunteers. He therefore called on Nigerians wishing to help his country not to expect anything in return.
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