At least four Nigerians recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine have been killed on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to sources familiar with the matter.
#Muktv exclusively gathered that the slain Nigerians — Adam Anas, Akinlawon Tunde Quyuum, Abugu Stanley Onyeka and Balogun Ridwan Adisa — were recruited on the false pretense of “security job” but ended up being conscripted and deployed to the war front after three weeks of training.
While the quartet of Messrs Anas, Quyuum Onyeka as well as Abubakar Adamu (the only survivor) traveled together in November 2025, Mr Adisa was recruited earlier in the year.
Sources said the Nigerian fighters died in the frontline on different dates between December 2025 and January 2026.
Investigations by this newspaper shows that the Russian military did not contact the families of the fallen fighters, just as they warned other African mercenaries against reporting the incidents to the families of the deceased fighters.
