The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has dismissed the claim that hundreds of Nigerian students had been killed in the country.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, had recently warned parents against sending their children to universities in Northern Cyprus.
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She had alleged that hundreds of Nigerian students were killed in that country mysteriously without any conclusive investigations carried out.
But Northern Cyprus’ Minister of National Education and Culture, Nazim Cavusoglu, in a statement, dismissed the claim as “unfounded and false”.
Cavusoglu stated: “It’s a great injustice and a serious mistake to make such a false and misleading news and attribute it to the TRNC.
“As the Ministry of National Education and Culture of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, on behalf of our hospitable and student-friendly community, we reject these accusations and invite the relevant parties to make more serious and consistent news.”
