The Senior Special Assistant, SSA, to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has condemned the murder of a Nigerian student, Fola Orebiyi, who was reportedly stabbed to death on Sunday in Notting Hill, London, by a gang of youths.
Dabiri-Erewa lamented that the rate at which Nigerian citizens are murdered in the UK is alarming.
Recall that Orebiyi was stabbed in a street clash close to Westbourne Grove just yards from the Portobello Arts Club.
The 17-year-old was reportedly involved in a fight on a nearby estate with a gang of youths, who chased him into the busy road, where he was attacked and bled to death.
Orebiyi, who completed his General Certificate of Secondary Education, GCSE, at Holland Park in London, was studying for his A levels at the Chelsea Academy before his death.
In a statement by her Special Assistant on Media, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, in Abuja, Dabiri-Erewa said, “The killing of 17-year-old Fola Orebiyi is unacceptable to the government and people of Nigeria.
“The killing of Orebiyi and other extra-judicial killing of Nigeria citizens in UK is becoming worrisome.”
While condoling the family of the deceased boy on the ugly incident, Dabiri-Erewa prayed God to give the bereaved family the fortitude to bear the painful loss, noting that while Nigeria would not condone crime and criminal tendencies, it took exception to the harassment, killing and execution of its nationals abroad unjustifiably.
Dabiri-Erewa urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to make Nigeria a better place, urging them to support the administration’s war against corruption.
She however called for full investigation into the incident and urged the UK government to ensure that justice prevailed.
Meanwhile, two teenagers have been arrested by the London police in connection with Orebiyi’s death.
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