The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) President, Aruna Kadiri has visited Turkey to facilitate the release of some Nigerian students over the recent reported unfortunate arrest of some students upon arrival at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey.

Some weeks ago according to our local media, over 50 Nigerian students were arrested in Turkey, allegedly on the order of the government. The detained Nigerians are mainly students of Fathi University, one of the 2,099 schools shut down by the Turkish government for links with Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of the failed July 15, 2016 coup in the country.

NANS, the apex umbrella of Nigerian students both home and abroad following the incident condemned in totality the action of the Turkish government, and shut-down their Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria as they failed to release its detained members unconditionally.

Comr. Kadiri who arrived Turkey on Thursday October 20th alongside other 2 contigents and a Nigerian journalist said the trip was a continuous struggle he led to Turkey Embassy in Abuja on the 6th of October, immediately after the inauguration of NANS national officials demanding clarification on the arrest of the affected Nigerian students.

Upon getting to Istanbul on the early hours of Thursday, they were taken round some of the schools were they met with managements of some of the universities and our Nigerian students respectively.

Also, while in the country, they held series of meetings and were told by both management and our Nigerian students that after the failed coup in Turkey the Government decided to shut down fifteen (15) Universities suspected to be owned by the opposition group who masterminded the failed coup.

The closure affected several nationalities including Nigerians schooling in Turkey. However, the Government has absolved all the students into various schools of their choice without any additional charges. All of these was confirmed by our students.

Funny enough the story of the over 50 Nigerian students arrested is like a home video to most of them. They insisted that nothing of such ever happened. In fact, the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria confirmed that only four (4) post-graduate students (PhD) were arrested for questioning after which the Turkish government have decided to depot them. But upon NANS President intervention, who made it clear to both Ambassador Hakan Çakıl, and the host government that it will be a slap to his country if they were deported, insisting that they should be released and allowed to resume their normal schooling. This they did immediately and as we speak, the affected students are back to school.

Apart from all these, two students who were living in the apartment of the suspected coup plotters are still in detention but we are talking seriously with the Turkish government for their release and we can assure you that within a couple of days they will be released.

Comr. Victory Ogolo, former NANS VP on External Affairs and presently Chairman advisory Council, was also in the NANS President' entourage. After the national assignment, they returned back to the country on Saturday 22nd of October.

The NANS President, Comr. Aruna Kadiri of Uniben, being the 28th president of the association was elected in the rescheduled convention held between 1st-4th September 2016 in Old Parade Ground, Garki Abuja.

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

God bless the National Association of Nigerian Students

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Okay

hmmmm

Bunch Of Scammers !!!

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comendable I must admit, but I hope he's not there just for excursion.

They are actually Turkish students not Nigerian students

This is actually the duty of our ambassador.

Not bad though.

But we don't see him stand up for Nigerian students like this. Is this duty part of his assigned role?

.......I dey come back

K

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K. I swr dis tin woman do me strng tin today

The NANS President looks nothing like a student, more of a politician!

This is what is expected of a NANS president......little by little we are moving forward. We will get to the promised land one day

is it that Alhaji u are calling NANS president?

Nice; if they actually intervened the way they said they did.

who voted this grand dad as student leader??

Bobbysmicky:
The only good and profitable news about nans since this 21st Century

I concur..

Pavore9:
The NANS President looks nothing like a student, more of a politician!

abi oooo. He is a politician

And i wonder if "haruna" No the plight of suffering undergraduate student on their own soil since his not one.

ok

So instead of Nigeria's government, the students union president shall now effect the release of the students?
Unimaginable.

As if he can do anything...
Charity begins at home

So our National Assembly passed resolutions demanding the release of the 28 Nigerian students based on what?

Don't we have an embassy there to provide verifiable information to our government?

Wait!!
To facilitate what?

You mean we don't have a Nigerian embassy in Turkey?

Or a foreign affairs minister?

Or an Abike Dabiri?

Kudos to the NANS president cos it seems that is the only person with the president appellation from Nigeria!!

Pavore9:
The NANS President looks nothing like a student, more of a politician!

That's because NANS is not an association for only undergraduates; it is for post-graduate including PHD students.

So yes, even if you are 50yrs and is undergoing PHD training, you can be elected into NANS office.

All This One Self Don Polticians Finish And Who Sponsored The Trip...Naija And Scam Be Like That Zuma Picshur

buhari is a cow

Students Union president grooming himself for future president of Nigeria, copying Buhari attire, no chance effecting release of detained students.

simplex2:


That's because NANS is not an association for only undergraduates; it is for post-graduate including PHD students.

So yes, even if you are 50yrs and is undergoing PHD training, you can be elected into NANS office.

I know that but he reeks a Politician!

Good move