Slaying of another Nigerian minor in UK condemned by FG

The slaying of a Nigerian teenager in the UK by a gang of youths has been condemned by the Nigeria government via a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

Fola Orebiyi, a Nigerian student, was reportedly stabbed to death in a street clash on Sunday July 3, in Notting Hill, London.

In the 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.

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“The recent incident which resulted in the killing of Orebiyi and other extra-judicial killing of Nigeria citizens in UK is becoming worrisome.’’ Her statement read in part.

Dabiri-Erewa who said Nigeria would not condone crime and criminal tendencies also condoled with the family of the deceased and called for a full investigation into the matter by the UK government to ensure justice prevails.

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