28-year-old Nigerian student reported missing in Cyprus
ABUJA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – A 28-year-old Nigerian student has been reported missing in Northern Cyprus since August 2, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said.
The disappearance of the student was reported to the commission by his mother, Mrs Dije Ibraheem, NiDCOM spokesperson Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun said in a statement.
He said that the missing student, AbdulSamad Abubakar, had August 2 called his mother through another person’s phone number, crying “they have come to pick me up to a detention camp”.
“Mrs Ibraheem said AbdulSamad is a 300-Level International Relations student of Cyprus Science University and was living off campus.
“She said since that call on August 2, 2022 from an unknown number, with her son wailing and asking for help, she has not known his whereabouts or heard any news from him or the school authorities.
“Confused on what to do, she reached out to the agent who secured the admission and travelling documents for her son but he was not forthcoming too.”
The report of the missing student came barely 24 hours after NiDCOM repeated advisory to Nigerians against schooling in Türkiye Republic of Northern Cyprus.
