Thomas Ewansiha, a Nigerian
student at the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Selangor,
Malaysia, has died in the custody of immigration authorities.
Ewansiha, who was pursuing a
doctorate degree in management at the private university, was said to be
married with two children.
Khairul Daud, director-general of
the Malaysian immigration, confirmed the death of Ewansiha in a statement on
Friday.
He said the deceased was among 20
foreigners picked up during a raid at Desa Aman Puri in Kuala Lumpur, capital
of Malaysia, on July 4 .
Immigration officers had stormed
apartments in Desa Aman Puri following public complaints regarding the alleged
influx of Africans in the area.
Daud said several Africans,
including the deceased, had attempted to flee and refused to cooperate with the
officers who were conducting checks during the raid.
“The subject also fled but was
successfully arrested by operation officers, the subject then presented his
passport and checks showed that subject had a student pass that was still
valid,” he said.
“The subject’s action in fleeing
had raised doubts about the authenticity of the student pass that was owned by
the subject.”
It was learnt that Ewansiha was
detained for 14 days at the Bukit Jalil depot for the officers to “verify the
authenticity of his student passport”.
He said all the detainees were
treated well and according to standard operating procedures.
“During the documentation
process, the subject was given basic treatment by the civil defence department
Malaysia as there were old wounds on the right calf of the subject and the
subject had informed that he was not suffering any illness,” he said.
“At the time of incident around
12.05 midnight July 9, 2019, the officer on duty was informed by other
detainees that the subject suddenly had a seizure while sleeping.”
He said the special treatment
unit that was on duty had immediately carried out checks and treatment on
Ewansiha, and that the Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) was
contacted for immediate assistance when he fell ill.
According to him, the HUKM
ambulance arrived together with an assistant medical officer at 12.30am and had
continued to carry out checks and provided medical aid, but Ewansiha was later
pronounced dead.
He said the supervising officer
and the officer on duty then went to the Bukit Jalil police station to lodge a
report.
“The Immigration is currently
still waiting for the full medical report on the subject and the full autopsy
report to identify the cause of death,” he said.
The death of Ewanisha had
reportedly led to a protest on Thursday. Some Nigerians resident in the Asian
country were said to have stormed the Nigerian high commission in Kuala Lumpur,
accusing the commission of not taking responsibility for the welfare of their
countrymen.
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