The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said it will investigate the alleged murder of a Nigerian student by a group of Chinese citizens in the Philippines.
This was disclosed in a statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of Media, Public Relations, and Protocol Unit of NiDCOM.
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 the 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 the 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 partly read.
“The commission will set the machinery in motion to investigate the matter and unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident,” the spokesperson said.
