Hundreds of Nigerians who traveled to Russia for the 2018 World Cup are stranded and are now sleeping on the streets.
The fans entered Russia using Fan id's, which Russian government issued to foreigners touring to attend the Fifa World Cup. The Fan ids were a visa substitute in the course of the World Cup.
It turns out they are victims of an elaborate scam that promised victims jobs in Russia. But after they arrived, their hopes were dashed and they have discovered that they have nowhere to go.
Two Nigerian brothers mentioned they've been conned into coming to Russia with false hopes of turning into skilled footballers.
In Lagos, they were approached by fellow Nigerians and told that, if their desires of soccer stardom did not work out, they'd simply discover different well-paying jobs in Russia.
However, after touching down in Moscow, the brothers quickly realized that they'd been tricked.
"In Nigeria, we were told to call a certain cell phone number as soon as we arrived in Russia, however, no person picked up on the other end, one of them said.
They then spent three days in a resort until they ran out of cash.
When they contacted the Nigerian Embassy for assistance they were turned away and ended up going to a Mosque for help.
The Imam gave them food and told them they could not spend the night in the Mosque and ended up spending the night at a local park where one of them lost his luggage.
Now there are more than 70 Nigerians camped outside their embassy who are all singing the same song of being deceived into attending the World Cup on the promise that they might work in Russia.
Nairobi News
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