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The viral video showing an assault on Nigerian students in India prompted a response from the federal government.
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Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), provided an update on Monday.
The official made a comment regarding a video professor of peace and conflict research Ashok Swain posted.
“Students from Nigeria are being assaulted on a university campus close to Delhi.
Swain tweeted, “30,000 Nigerian students pay to study in India, 50,000 Indians live in Nigeria to generate money.”
According to Dabiri-Erewa, the event happened on Saturday when a dispute arose during a football game between students from India and Africa.
The chairman invited the Indian government representatives and announced that 86 persons had been taken into custody by the Nigerian mission.
According to Abike Dabiri-Erewa, diplomats received confirmation of the students’ safety before they went back to class on Sunday.
“The campus has become calm once more. A few injuries were reported, and more research is being done.
The Indian authorities would be held accountable if anything happened to any of the youngsters, she said, adding that the Nigerian team had made this clear.
According to Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Indian government has made a written commitment to provide safety.
The head of NiDCOM asked students who felt threatened to come forward right away to the Nigerian mission in Delhi.
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