The Federal Government has withdrawn sponsorship of six Niger Delta student-delegates in the Peoples Friendship University in Russia.
This
is contained in a statement issued in Abuja from the Office of the
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and signed by Mr
Daniel Alabrah, the Head of Media and Communication in the office.
The statement said the withdrawal followed the student-delegates' involvement in an attack on the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow on Sept. 30.
According to the statement, six of the 24 student-delegates studying in the university under a special scholarship scheme for Niger Delta youths were found to be behind the condemnable act.
It quoted Kuku as saying that the incident at the Mission resulted in the arrest of 16 student-delegates by the Russian police. Continue reading
This
is contained in a statement issued in Abuja from the Office of the
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and signed by Mr
Daniel Alabrah, the Head of Media and Communication in the office.The statement said the withdrawal followed the student-delegates' involvement in an attack on the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow on Sept. 30.
According to the statement, six of the 24 student-delegates studying in the university under a special scholarship scheme for Niger Delta youths were found to be behind the condemnable act.
It quoted Kuku as saying that the incident at the Mission resulted in the arrest of 16 student-delegates by the Russian police. Continue reading
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