Nigerian, Indian Students Fight In Gurgaon University Over Football
About 60 Nigerian students at Gurgaon University have been allegedly forced out of the institution’s campus following a rift between them (Nigerians) and the local students while playing football.
A local tabloid in the country, Indian Express, reported that the Gurgaon Police have registered crossfires against each group of students for allegedly thrashing each other at the football ground on Friday, October 14, 2022, and creating a ruckus.
Sources said officials from the Nigerian Embassy visited the university on Saturday night and enquired about the incident.
This comes nearly a month after Indian students staged a protest against foreign students allegedly offering namaz (prayer) at the football ground.
The students allegedly raised “Jai Shree Ram” slogans and filed a complaint with the registrar to ask foreign students to offer namaz (prayer) in allotted rooms.
The administration had said the matter was resolved amicably.
Videos from the university posted online social media show students protesting and shouting. In one of the videos, a student alleged he was hit by 15-20 foreign students.
In another video, security guards and students are seen on the football field.
