The Federal Government of Nigerian has waded in to deportation order given to some Nigerian students by the Teesside University in the United Kingdom.
According to report, the Federal Government has selected a delegation to look into the crisis. The delegation is to be led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the UK, Amb. Christian Okeke and leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in the UK. They are to visit the management of Teesside University and to intervene on the allegations of an unfair and unjust deportation order served on some Nigerian students in the middle of their studies.
According to DAILY TRUST, the decision was taken at the end of a virtual meeting held between Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM)and the representative of the Nigerian High Commission UK, Amb. Christian Okeke. Others that participated in the meeting included the President, Nigerian Students Union UK, Yemi Soile, and many of the affected students. The virtual meeting was held on Sunday.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the spokesman of NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, stated that the affected students passionately narrated their ordeal. He, however, expressed optimistic about a positive intervention.
During the meeting, Chairman NIDCOM appealed to the students to remain calm. He urged them not to take laws into their own hands.
Balogun also appealed to the University to treat the students with justice and fairness.
Recall that on May 22, some Nigerian students at the Teesside University, UK, staged a protest.
They claimed that the University authorities directed them to leave the UK. The University had alleged that some of the Nigerian students defaulted in paying their school fees.
source: Daily Trust
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