Pis of Nigerian students detained in Turkey over failed coup, as their deportation begins

On Saturday, over 50 Nigerian students were allegedly arrested in Turkey, upon arrival at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, allegedly, on the orders of the government. Now, the government has commenced a massive deportation of Nigerian students in the country. . . The detained Nigerians are mainly students of Fathi University, one of the 2099 schools, dormitories and universities shut down in the wake of the July 15th failed coup in Turkey. . . The Turkish authorities said the schools and universities were terrorist schools because they have links with Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen, whom the Turkish government had accused of being the mastermind of the coup in Turkey. . . Rukkaya Usman, a final year Nigerian student of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Melikseh, deported from the country, after being detained for 10 hours, told TheCable that the Turkish government didn't give a reason for the action. . . Meanwhile, the FG of Nigeria, on Friday, summoned the Turkish ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, over the detentions. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sola Enikanolaiye, said the Nigerian government expected a reasonable explanation from Cakil regarding the poor treatment of the students and directed the envoy to ensure their release without delay.