By Cynthia Johnson
In a sad turn of events, a Nigerian student identified as Ikem has been allegedly murdered in the Philippines, according to a post made on social media by his friend, Michael Ojuola.
Ojuola claimed that Ikem who was studying medicine in the Philippines was “brutally murdered” by a group of Chinese people.
“They tied his hands up, covered and tied his mouth, and beat him blue-black until he gave up the ghost,” he wrote.
QUEST TIMES further gathered that embittered Ojuola said that Ikem’s death should not be “swept under the carpet.”
“This should never be allowed to get swept under the carpet regardless of the relationship between the Philippines and China,” he said while calling on Nigerian authorities to act.
“This is so inhuman and barbaric! I can’t even think straight at the moment because of the horrific videos I’m getting right now from the hospital,” he added.
The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has responded to the post, asking for more information about the incident so that it can follow up with the Nigerian embassy in the Philippines.
“We will definitely look into the matter once we get more information. Our prayers are with the family and the loved ones,” NiDCOM said.
Watch the video below for further details:
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Nigerians have since taken to social media to condemn the act. See reactions below:
manee_fresh: “Pls let’s stop going where we r not welcome”
thegodson_gram: “I know the country is hard but guys pls select where u go to . All these Philippines, India, and Asian casted locations are not safe”
swankydanky91: “The ones in Nigeria needs to collect small Woto woto too. Eye for an eye”
skylark00001: “If not madness, wetin Nigerians dey find for the Philippines of all places. Mtchew!”
alabi_abidemi_ak: “They k!ll us at home, they k!ll us abroad”
ofcpointofview: “Is she married to a Philippine? What is the relationship between an African and the issue between Philippines and Chinese? Na wa o.”
ocs.chic: “WTF. Why would you post this?! It’s too sensitive”
latty_golden: “Lol and here Nigeria government would give them maximum security when will Africans be free from slavery.. can it still be possible?”
olumixz_: “And if we see any Asian man here we make friends and welcome them”
bitruspatrick: “i swear”
um_fabz: “There should be a protest at the Philippines embassy to demand justice. If we don’t take action when cases like this happens, it will always happens cos our leaders will not do anything.”