Outrage as India clamps down on Nigerians

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Some Nigerians in India have raised the alarm over what they described as increased racial profiling and brutalisation by the Indian police.

They lamented visa regularisation challenges and high renewal fees, which they said had made life unbearable in the Asian country.

Some of the residents, who spoke to Saturday PUNCH, alleged that some Nigerian students were physically assaulted, adding that reporting to the authorities had changed nothing.

NANs outcry

The allegations are coming amid growing agitations by student bodies demanding urgent diplomatic intervention in the situation.

The National Association of Nigerian Students recently staged a peaceful protest at the Indian High Commission in Abuja over what it described as “alarming reports” of inhumane treatment of Nigerian students in India.

NANS issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government for urgent diplomatic engagement, warning that it would escalate advocacy actions nationwide if the issues were not addressed. Punch