The federal government has advised Nigerians against
travelling to Northern Cyprus.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora
Commission (NIDCOM), gave the warning on Thursday at the state house
ministerial media briefing in Abuja.
According to her, Nigerians are subjected to human rights
abuses and are being killed in that country.
Dabiri-Erewa said Northern Cyprus is only recognised by Turkiye, and does not have robust mechanisms that would enable the federal government to pursue justice for several Nigerian students killed there.
“Think twice before
going to Northern Cyprus. We can’t do much for Nigerians there. Our students
are being killed daily,” she said.
“Some people will tell you that their destinies are abroad
but if you want to go, go legally.”
Also speaking on the evacuation of Nigerian students from
Ukraine, Dabiri-Erewa said over 10,000 stranded students have been evacuated so
far.
According to her, every Nigerian stranded in Ukraine at the
start of the conflict have returned home safely.
She also said students psychologically affected by the
conflict have gone through proper counselling before continuing their education
either online or on-site by enrolling into private universities in the country
to continue their programmes.
“We do the work but we don’t get any form of extra money.
There is a department in foreign affairs strictly for Ukraine but we did our
own bit, there is a portal that if you want to continue your education…,” she
added.
“Again it is a matter of choice, go to the portal and enroll
and I think as at the last time I spoke to the director in charge, he said 403
had actually enrolled but a lot of them are actually trying the private
universities.
“Some universities
have offered scholarships. It’s ongoing but the key thing is some institutions,
particularly in the medical world noted that when they put them through some
examinations, they actually didn’t pass the level they felt they should, so
there were some issues.”
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