Gbenro Adesina
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has appealed to Nigerian parents to desist from sending their children to Northern Cyprus for studies, saying that the country should be blacklisted given the preponderance of Nigerian Students who have died mysteriously in that country without any prosecution or compensation whatsoever.
She made this appeal on August 24 2020, while receiving Justice Amina Ahmad Bello, a Judge in Kaduna State High Court, whose 25 year old son, Ibrahim Khaleel Bello, a third year Civil Engineering Degree student of Girne American University, Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, died in a mysterious and inexplicable manner in October 2019.
Dabiri-Erewa called on parents to be weary of sending their wards to Northern Cyprus as the country is not recognized by the United Nations except the Republic of Turkey, adding that Nigeria has no diplomatic ties with that country.
She assured the delegation led by Justice Bello, who handed her a petition on her son’s death, that NIDCOM will work with the Ministry of Justice, Nigerian Mission in Turkey and other relevant agencies to ensure justice is done, saying “the death of Ibrahim Khaleel Bello should be a tipping point to end the continuous killings of Nigerian students in that country”.
Dabiri-Erewa added that the office of the Attorney General of the Federation has already reported the matter to Interpol for further investigation.
The late Ibrahim Khaleel Bello was among about 100 Nigerians killed and murdered in mysterious circumstances from 2016 to 2020 without prosecuting any of the assailants.
Some other victims include: Kennedy Taomwabwa Dede, 28, student of Eastern Mediterranean University, who was killed on February 1, 2018, Walshak Augustine Ngok, a student of Marine Engineering at Near East University, murdered on April 19, 2019, Gabriel Soriwei, a first year student of Electrical Electronics of Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Osabanjo Adeola Owoyale, 33, who went missing and was found dead on July 1, 2019.
Other victims include Augustine Wallies, killed on April 19, 2019, Stanley Eteimo, 28 years, Hassan Babatunde, 28, Temitayo Adigun, Kubiat Abasi, Abraham Okon, 24, Oziegbe Gospower Airekugose and Olasubomi Ope.
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