The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Monday promised to probe the alleged murder of a Nigerian medical student, simply known as Ikem in the Philippines.
It would be recalled that on Sunday, October 22., an X user identified as Michael Ojuola raised the alarm over the alleged incident.
Ojuola wrote, “A friend of mine, A Nigerian Medical Student named Ikem studying in the Republic of Philippines was brutally murdered by a group of Chinese. They tied his hands up, covered and tied his mouth, and was beaten blue-black until he gave up the gh*st.”
Reacting swiftly to the development, NIDCOM spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun in a statement said the commission has requested additional information from the mentioned eyewitness in order to investigate the issue.
The statement reads:
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“The attention of Nigerians in 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 — [email protected].
“The Commission will set the machinery in motion to investigate the matter and unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
“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 — [email protected].
“The Commission will set the machinery in motion to investigate the matter and unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
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