Nigerian injured, 6 other nationals dead as Iran fires fresh missiles into UAE
- A yet-to-be-identified Nigerian has been injured as the United States-Israel war against Iran escalates
- The UAE authorities listed the unnamed Nigerian among the 122 people who were injured after Iran fired missiles into the Gulf nation
- UAE's Ministry of Defence said its air defence units have detected a total of 262 ballistic missiles fired from Iran since the start of the war
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UAE - More than a week after the United States-Israel war against Iran started, a Nigerian has been identified among those who have been injured so far.
The unnamed Nigerian, according to a Daily Trust report, was among about 122 people injured after Iran fired ballistic missiles in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Legit.ng gathers that the UAE authorities said their air defence systems have been responding to retaliatory missile attacks launched by Iran since the conflict began on Saturday, February 28.
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The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence, in a statement on Tuesday, March 11, disclosed that its air defence units had detected a total of 262 ballistic missiles fired from Iran since the start of the hostilities.
According to the ministry, 241 of the missiles were successfully intercepted, while 19 landed in the sea.
However, two missiles fell within the UAE’s territory, leading to casualties and injuries.
“These attacks resulted in six deaths of Emirati, Pakistani, Nepalese and Bangladeshi nationalities, and 122 cases of minor and moderate injuries of Emirati, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian, Turkish, Iraqi, Nepalese, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian and Palestinian nationalities,” the ministry said.
Officials did not provide a breakdown of the number of injured persons from each country.
Iran War: FG sends message to Nigerians in Middle East
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the federal government assured Nigerians stranded in Qatar and across the Middle East that they would be evacuated once the regional airspace became safe for flights.
The reassurance came in response to social media pleas from citizens stuck abroad due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States that has disrupted commercial travel in the region.
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, responded to a request for help by Nigerians in Doha, saying evacuation plans hinge on when the skies are declared safe for flights again. She acknowledged the volatile situation and explained that ongoing strikes have forced closures of airspace over parts of the Gulf, preventing immediate repatriation.
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Nigerian lady cries out from Doha as flights halt
In a related development, a Nigerian lady stranded in Doha has raised alarm over the worsening humanitarian situation facing Nigerians in the Middle East as escalating tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States continue.
The distress call, shared publicly on social media by Onyeka, described a growing sense of helplessness among Nigerians unable to leave Qatar due to grounded flights and restrictive visa conditions.
According to her, even transit options through neighbouring countries have become inaccessible, leaving families, elderly citizens and children stranded as diplomatic tensions deepen.
Source: Legit.ng
