NiDCOM to investigate alleged murder of Nigerian student by Chinese in Philippines
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says it will investigate the alleged murder of a Nigerian student by a group of Chinese citizens in the Philippines.
This is contained in a statement by NiDCOM spokesman Abdur-Rahman Balogun.
According to the statement, the investigation is intended to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of the student identified as Ikem.
“The attention of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has been drawn to a viral social media news item on the death of a Nigerian student, identified as Ikem, who was allegedly murdered by
a group of Chinese in the Republic of Philippines.
“Though the matter had not been officially reported to the Nigerian
embassy in thNIDCOMe Philippines, NIDCOM has asked the eyewitness who
posted the gory incident on his social media handle to provide more details to the commission’s e-mail —admin@nidcom.gov.ng,” the statement said.
(NAN)
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