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BREAKING: Man ‘Tricked’ to Fight for Russia Pleads FG for repatriation
A Nigerian national, Abubakar Adamu, has appealed to the Federal Government for urgent assistance to secure his return from Russia.
Adamu alleged that he was deceived into joining the Russian military after travelling to the country for what he believed was a civilian security job.
According to a report by Zagazola Makama, Adamu’s legal representatives have formally notified Nigerian authorities about his situation, describing how he was allegedly misled and coerced into military service.
The lawyers said Adamu travelled to Moscow on a tourist visa issued on October 16, 2025, by the Russian Embassy in Abuja, after being promised employment as a sentry.
However, upon arrival, his travel documents were reportedly seized, and he was compelled to sign enlistment papers written entirely in Russian, without the aid of an interpreter.
He later realised, according to his legal team, that he had been enlisted into the Russian army.
Adamu is said to be currently stranded in a Russian military camp after reportedly refusing deployment to combat zones in Ukraine.
The development comes amid growing reports of foreign nationals allegedly being lured to Russia with promises of civilian jobs, only to be drafted into the military.
On Thursday, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine disclosed that the bodies of two Nigerians were recovered in the Luhansk region, allegedly while fighting on the Russian side of the conflict.
The deceased were identified as Hamzat Kazeem Kolawole, 42, and Mbah Stephen Udoka, 38, who reportedly died in November 2025, months after joining the Russian army.
A recent investigation also pointed to claims that Africans from countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda were recruited to Russia under the pretext of employment as drivers or security guards, but were later forced into military service with minimal training before being sent to the frontlines.
Reacting to such reports earlier in the week, Andrey Podyelyshev, the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, denied any state-backed recruitment scheme and distanced the Kremlin from the allegations.
Adamu’s lawyers have urged Nigerian authorities to intervene swiftly to secure his safe return, citing concerns for his safety and wellbeing.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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