Nigerian veterinary student Samuel Otunla, who earlier explained about being trapped in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, says he and other students are being evacuated.
“We are very pleased to be on the bus. It’s finally a relief to leave the city,”
“So far we have spent nine hours on the road.
“The driver said he doesn’t know for sure where we’re heading – there’s just a whole convoy and he’s following that, but it appears it will be a city in the Poltavska region.”
He said the journey would usually be a three-hour drive.
“But because of the conditions of the ceasefire agreement, we have to pass through a different route,” he added.
Earlier, Nigeria’s foreign minister thanked the Ukrainian government for organising the buses – and said all Nigerian students had left the city.
