At least one Nigerian has been identified among the 122 people injured after Iranian ballistic missiles were intercepted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Authorities in the Gulf country said their air defence systems have been responding to retaliatory missile attacks launched by Iran since the conflict began on February 28, 2026.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence said its air defence units had detected a total of 262 ballistic missiles fired from Iran since the start of the hostilities. According to the ministry, 241 of the missiles were successfully intercepted, while 19 fell into the sea.However, two missiles landed within UAE territory, resulting in casualties and injuries.
“These attacks resulted in six d8aths of Emirati, Pakistani, Nepalese and Bangladeshi nationalities, and 122 cases of minor and moderate injuries involving Emirati, Egyptian, Sudanese, Ethiopian, Filipino, Pakistani, Iranian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Azerbaijani, Yemeni, Ugandan, Eritrean, Lebanese, Afghan, Bahraini, Comorian, Turkish, Iraqi, Nepalese, Nigerian, Omani, Jordanian and Palestinian nationalities,” the ministry said.
Officials did not give a detailed breakdown of how many injured people were from each country. Meanwhile, Nigerians stranded across several Gulf countries have appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria to prepare possible evacuation flights if the security situation worsens.
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