The Nigerian Government has waded in to tackle the recent deportation orders issued against some Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom.
Reports have it that a delegation led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the UK, Ambassador Christian Okeke, and leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in the UK, will meet with the management of the university to seek a resolution.
This decision was made after a recent virtual meeting chaired by the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and attended by Okeke, the President of the Nigerian Students Union UK, Yemi Soile, and many affected students.
The planned intervention was confirmed by NiDCOM spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman Balogun in a recent statement.
During the meeting, Balogun said the students talked about their experiences and expressed hope for a favourable outcome.
Dabiri-Erewa urged the students “to remain calm and not to take the law into their own hands” and appealed to Teesside University to treat the students fairly and justly.
Recall that the issue gained attention after some Nigerian students at Teesside University protested on May 22, 2024.