The Nigerians in Diaspora Fee (NiDCOM) says a 28-year-old Nigerian pupil has been reported lacking in Northern Cyprus since Aug. 2.
The fee mentioned this in a press release issued in Abuja by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations, and Protocol.
Balogun mentioned that the disappearance of the scholar was reported to the fee by his mom, Mrs Dije Ibraheem.
The report of the lacking pupil got here barely 24 hours after NiDCOM repeated advisory to Nigerians in opposition to searching for academic succour within the Türkiye Republic of Northern Cyprus.
He mentioned that the lacking pupil, AbdulSamad Abubakar, had known as the mom on Aug. 2, by means of one other individual’s cellphone quantity, crying “they’ve come to choose me as much as a detention camp”.
“Mrs. Ibraheem mentioned AbdulSamad is a 300-Degree Worldwide Relations pupil of Cyprus Science College and was residing off campus.
“She mentioned since that decision on Aug. 2, 2022, from an unknown quantity, along with her son wailing and asking for assist, she has not identified his whereabouts or heard any information from him or the varsity authorities.
“Confused on what to do, she reached out to the agent who secured the admission and travelling paperwork for her son however he was not forthcoming too.”
The lady additionally mentioned she had written a petition to the Consular and Authorized Division of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs, earlier than coming to hunt NiDCOM’s intervention, Balogun added.
In keeping with him, the lady’s prayer is to get her solely son again to Nigeria alive.
“I’m right here at this time at NiDCOM to beg you within the identify of God to assist me deliver again my son alive, as I’m petrified of listening to any unhealthy information about my solely youngster. Please assist me, I’m a single mom,” she was quoted as saying.
The Secretary of the Fee, Sule Bassi, obtained the petition on behalf of the Chairman of NiDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
He assured Ibraheem that every little thing attainable can be finished to find her son and produce him again to Nigeria.
Bassi, nevertheless, reminded her that diplomatic companies can be tough as a result of Nigeria and the United Nations had no diplomatic relations with Northern Cyprus.
He, nevertheless, assured her that additional investigation can be carried out by the Fee together with the Nigeria Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
“Right here at NiDCOM, we’re involved concerning the welfare of Nigerians overseas in addition to encouraging them to take a position again residence for nationwide growth,” he mentioned.
The secretary suggested Ibraheem to deal with her well being, because the fee investigates the matter.
He reiterated the sooner advisory given by the Fee in opposition to sending college students to Northern Cyprus resulting from destructive experiences from there, particularly from college students.
NAN experiences that Turkey’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Hidayet Bayraktar on Thursday issued an open letter describing the advisory by the Fee as exaggerated.
NiDCOM nevertheless responded by releasing the record of Nigerians murdered in Northern Cyprus inside three years.