Standup9ja: Nigerian students attacked in India
Indian police arrested five men after an attack on Nigerian
students in Greater Noida. The four Nigerian students were attacked by a mob
during a candle-light march for a 17-year-old boy, who died of suspected drug
overdose.
Senior police officer Sujata Singh told AFP news agency
yesterday that four other suspects were on the run, adding about 300 people
were involved in the riots in Greater Noida city that started on Monday
“Rumours were being spread that Africans are behind the
youth’s death and racist comments were made on social media. It looks racially
motivated,” Singh said.
The unrest came after police in Greater Noida released five
Nigerian students detained over the boy’s death, saying they had no evidence
against them.
Endurance Amalawa, one of the attacked students, said he was
outside a mall with his brother when they saw the mob running towards them.
“We kept crying for help, but no one came, not even the
security marshals. I was running but they followed me and attacked me,” he said
on NDTV television.
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