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The Federal Government of Nigeria is trying to intervene in the recent deportation orders issued against some Nigerian students studying at Teesside University in the United Kingdom.
A team led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the UK, Ambassador Christian Okeke, alongside leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in the UK are planning to meet with the university’s management to seek a resolution concerning the deportation of the Nigerian students.
This decision follows a 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 several affected students.
The virtual meeting was held on Sunday.
The NiDCOM spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, confirmed the planned intervention in a statement on Wednesday.
According to Balogun, during the meeting, the students described 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.”
She called on Teesside University to treat the students fairly and justly.
The issue began to gain attention after some Nigerian students at Teesside University staged a protest on May 22, 2024 against their deportation.
The protest was in response to directives from the university authorities for the students to leave the UK, citing non-payment of school fees by some students.