NIDCOM boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, reacts to trending video of Nigerians in Central African Republic crying out for help

<img src="https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/photos/shares/WhatsApp Image 2025-07-24 at 14.14.06_1753362946.jpeg">The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has reacted to a trending video of some Nigerian men in Central African Republic CAR, crying out for help.The men claim they were brought from Nigeria to CAR to work in a mining company owned by a Chinese man. They said upon arriving in the country ten months ago, they have not known peace as they were arrested and their passports seized from them.We came here through a mining company who brought us from Nigeria to come and work here. We have been here for ten months, We need the assistance of Nigerians to come and help us because the Chinese company has abandoned us.We arrived year in September last year. For four months, they delayed us in the capital city. We were arrested by the government and when we came out, they brought us to this bush.Without our passport, we cannot pass through their road because their law is very very strict. The distance between this place to Bangui is 850km.Please Nigerians, if there is a way you can help usLet them know some Nigerians have been abandoned in Central Africa''In a post shared on her X handle today, the NIDCOM boss said contact has been made with the stranded Nigerians and efforts are being made to bring them back home. She also mentioned that their passports have been retrieved from their Chinese boss.Glad to announce that contact has been made with the Nigerians by officials of the Nigerian embassy in the CAR Arrangements are now underway to dispatch a bus to convey them to Bangui. Their passports have also been retrieved''<img src="https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/photos/shares/dospd_1753362956.PNG">View this post on InstagramA post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial)The post <a href="http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2025/7/nidcom-boss-abike-dabiri-erewa-reacts-to-trending-video-of-nigerians-in-central-african-republic-crying-out-for-help-2.html">NIDCOM boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, reacts to trending video of Nigerians in Central African Republic crying out for help</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.lindaikejisblog.com">Linda Ikeji Blog</a>.
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