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Sushma Swaraj Speaks to UP CM over Nigerian Students Attack, Promises Action

Sushma Swaraj Speaks to UP CM over Nigerian Students Attack, Promises Action

File photo of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (Reuters)

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Tuesday about the alleged attack on Nigerian students in Noida.

This came after after a foreign student, Sadiq, requested her to intervene, saying living in the area was becoming a “life threatening” issue.

Sadiq – Government of India is seized of the matter. We are taking immediate action. https://t.co/SRdS2QGuj1

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 28, 2017

Swaraj said the central government was taking immediate action and that UP Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi had assured her of a fair and impartial investigation into this “unfortunate” incident. She has also asked for a report.

“I have spoken to Yogi Adityanath ji Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh about attack on African students in Greater Noida. He has assured that there will be a fair and impartial investigation into this unfortunate incident (sic),” she said in a series of tweets.

Also Read: Noida Locals Attack Nigerian Students, Sushma Seeks Report From UP Govt

Responding to a tweet from a student who requested her to “act fast as living for us in Noida is becoming a life threatening issue”, she said that the central government was seized of the matter. “We are taking immediate action,” she added.

First Published: March 28, 2017, 9:58 AM IST