Nigeria, March 11 -- The Nigerian government has begun evacuating Nigerians in Iran, with officials accompanying them across the Armenian border as the US and Israel's war with Iran continues.

The head of the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a post on Tuesday, said citizens willing to leave are being safely escorted out of the country through the border.

She also stated that Nigerian officials are waiting at the border to receive nationals fleeing the ongoing war, adding that no Nigerian casualties have been recorded.

"Willing Nigerians are being escorted across the Armenian border by officials of the Nigerian embassy in Iran for safe passage.

"No Nigerian in Iran has been affected by the war as official...