A Nigerian refugee who was studying in Ukraine has told of having to ‘fight’ onto trains due to racism while fleeing the Russian invasion.
Elizabeth Iloba had been in her final year of a medical degree at an institute in the east of the country when the military offensive began.
‘Other students will tell you they had to wait from morning to night, even when a train was empty they were told they couldn’t get on.’ ‘There’s a lot of discrimination and it was a real struggle to get on the train,’ she said. ‘They lock the doors of the trains and say it’s only for women and children. We had to struggle and fight our way through to get onto the train. It was packed, people had to stand for hours because so many people were trying to leave.’
‘It was the same thing,’ Elizabeth said. ‘If you were Black you were being told to wait somewhere. The police and guards were telling us we could not pass. ‘I had to plead with her, saying “I’m sorry, I’m sorry” please stamp my passport,’ Elizabeth said. ‘She eventually let us pass and get onto the train.’
‘If I go back to Nigeria, the process for getting a visa is very tedious, and my pass is likely to expire by the time I get a new one.
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