Stranded Nigerians living in Iran have accused officials of the Nigerian Embassy in Tehran of fleeing and abandoning citizens who needed to exit the troubled country.

Tensions escalated between Iran and Israel a few days ago, which has resulted in a massive exchange of bombing between the two countries.

In a viral video circulating on social media platforms,s especially X and TikTok, one of the many affected Nigerians was seen standing outside what appears to be the Nigerian Embassy in Tehran, voicing his frustration and fear over the alleged abandonment by diplomatic staff.

“We are Nigerians, we just came to the Nigerian Embassy here in Tehran in respect to the situation as it has been informed that all residents of Tehran should be evacuated,” the speaker in the video says. “And we came to the Nigerian embassy here, at least to see the staff or the ambassador, these are Nigerians also. Some of them are just left.”

“We came here, and all of them have abandoned Nigerian citizens to their own fate in Tehran in Iran. That is why we are making this video so that it can go viral that Nigerian Government has abandoned its citizens here. They have abandoned their citizens in Iran. They have all fled,” he says. Travel guides for Nigeria

He further claims that the embassy staff, including the ambassador, have escaped to an island for safety.

“We have been reliably informed that they all went to…Island, that is where they are now,” he adds.

The Nigerian Government has earlier announced that it was finalising emergency evacuation plans for Nigerian citizens stranded in Israel and Iran following the exchange of hostilities between the two nations.