Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Chairpeson, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has sent a warning to Nigerian students.

She said: “Nigerians are subjected to human rights abuses and are being killed in Northern Cyprus.”

“The country 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.”

“Some people will tell you that their destinies are abroad but if you want to go, go legally.”

“10,000 Nigerians have been evacuated from Libya. About 2,000 Nigerian students stranded in Ukraine at the start of the conflict have returned home safely.”

“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.”

“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.”