- A Nigerian delegation, including Ambassador Okeke and student leaders, will visit Teesside University to address unfair deportation orders
- Nigerian students protested deportation orders for alleged tuition defaults; the government seeks to mediate and ensure fair treatment
A delegation led by Ambassador Christian Okeke from the Nigerian Embassy in the UK and leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in the UK will visit Teesside University. They aim to address the allegations of unfair deportation orders issued to Nigerian students amid their studies.
This decision followed a virtual meeting involving Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Ambassador Christian Okeke, Mr. Yemi Soile, President of the Nigerian Students Union UK, and several affected students. The meeting took place on Sunday and was detailed in a statement by NIDCOM spokesman Abdur-Rahman Balogun on Wednesday.
The students shared their ordeals during the meeting and expressed hope for a positive resolution. Chairman Dabiri-Erewa urged the students to remain calm and refrain from taking the law into their own hands. She also appealed to Teesside University to treat the students with justice and fairness.
On May 22, Nigerian students at Teesside University protested after being ordered to leave the UK. The university authorities alleged that some students had defaulted on their tuition payments. The Nigerian government is now stepping in to mediate and seek a fair resolution for the affected students.
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