The urge to relocate from Nigeria is great as many young Nigerians are taking whatever means they can to escape the country and its many hardships.
This was the case of one unidentified Nigerian man who crossed into Finland from Russia using the World cup as a cover and is now in the country illegally.
The Nigerian entered the country using World Cup identity papers Reuters reports
Russia in a bid to allow for easy access into the country for the World Cup provided match ticket holders with visa-free entry.
According to a Finnish border guard, Marko Saareks “We had been prepared for this as we (knew) that one can enter Russia without a visa,
“But it was a surprise that it started right at the beginning of the tournament.”
Finland is in the European Union’s Schengen zone, comprising 19 nations whose borders can be crossed without checks.
According to Sarreks said the Nigerian entered Finland with a fake Brazilian passport on Friday, followed on Sunday by three Moroccan men.
“They had walked perhaps for 12 hours and managed to cross the territorial border,” said Ville Mihl, the border guard’s head investigator.
Not only Africans were involved as it was also reported that a Chinese man landed in Helsinki, capital of Finland, on a flight from Russia carrying only World Cup fan identity documents.
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