The National Association of Nigerian Students has described the attack on Nigerian students studying in India by their Indian colleagues over an altercation. The altercation followed a disagreement over the usage of a football pitch near Delhi, a matter the students’ union has described as a case of racism. About 60 Nigerian students at Gurgaon University were said to have been forced out of the school’s campus following the rift between them (Nigerians) and the local students while playing football.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has assured Nigerian students in India of their safety, claiming that the Indian authorities had signed a written commitment to protect them. The Chairperson of the commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, stated this in a series of tweets while reacting to earlier report about how Nigerian students were attacked by their Indian Colleagues during a clash at the Gurgaon University near Delhi.
Some Nigerian Students studying in India have been attacked by their fellow Indian students over an altercation bothering on the usage of a football pitch at the Gurgaon University near Delhi. The attack was confirmed in a video shared by a Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Ashok Swain, at Uppsala University on his verified Twitter handle, saying, “Nigerian students are being attacked in a University Campus near Delhi – 30,000 Nigerian students come to study in India paying money, 50,000 Indians live in Nigeria to make money.”