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African students still trapped in Ukraine

Tobore Ovuorie
March 17, 2022

Nigerian student Jerry Kenny is stuck in Kherson, a city in Ukraine occupied by Russian forces. Kenny says he will not leave before his fellow students are safely evacuated.

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30-year-old Nigerian student Jerry Kenny who leads an internation student group in Kherson, Ukraine, has been trapped for almost three weeks in a basement with other students as war rages between Ukrainian and Russian forces. 

Tobore Ovuorie
Tobore Ovuorie Tobore Ovuorie is a multiple award-winning Nigerian investigative journalist and creative writer.
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