The Nigerian Government has advised Nigerians resident in Lebanon to consider moving out of the country now that commercial flights are still in operation.
The government, through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), said it is worried by the Israeli attacks on Lebanon which Israel says is targeted at Hezbollah but has caused hundreds of civilian deaths.
NIDCOM advises Nigerians resident in Lebanon to consider moving out of the country now that commercial flights are still in operation, the agency’s spokesperson, Abdulrahman Balogun, said in a statement.
Israel has launched a ground operation across its northern border into Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. The face-off between Israel and Hezbollah opened a new phase in almost a year of war in the Middle East.
According to a CNN report, the incursion, which Israel’s National Security Cabinet has called the “next phase” of its war with Hezbollah, marks the fourth time that Israeli soldiers have publicly entered Lebanese soil in nearly 50 years.
Israel shifted its focus last month from the war in Gaza, which was sparked by the October 7 attacks by Iran-backed Hamas, to securing its northern border with Lebanon.
As the Security Council met, Israeli forces were battling Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, following “targeted ground raids” across the border by Israel on Tuesday.
More than 1,000 people have died since last week, in fighting that has included Israeli strikes on Beirut and its southern suburbs.
