Nigerian student in Cyprus drowns
- A Nigerian student in Cyprus reportedly drowned at the Alagidi-2 region beach in Girne on Wednesday
- Hassan Babatunde was a student of the Cyprus International University
A 24-year-old Nigerian student has reportedly drowned at a beach in Cyprus on Wednesday, March 14.
The student, identified as Hassan Babatunde, was said to have drowned at the Alagadi-2 region beach in Girne, in the afternoon of Wednesday.
According to report, Hassan was a student at the Near East University and had just transferred to the Cyprus International University.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Director, International Office, Cyprus International University, Patrick Douse, apologised to the family of a Nigerian student, Gabriel Soriwei, who was killed in the North Cyprus city of Nicosia.
Gabriel, 20, a first year student of electrical/electronic engineering at the university located in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, was knocked down by a female driver on July 13, 2013.
As a result of the impact of the accident, he fell into a coma and eventually died on September 7, 2013. The university authorities flew his remains via Turkish Airline to Nigeria five days later.
Douse said he was sorry for the way the university handled the incident, noting that the institution had put in place measures to prevent a recurrence of such incident.
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Also reported by Legit.ng was that a popular Nigerian comedian based in Cyprus, Udumioh Jerry, allegedly stabbed one Ebinabo Mendeinyo, to death.
North Cyprus police debunked earlier claims that the deceased jumped from the 6th floor of his apartment building out of fear when some unidentified boys, in company of the comedian fondly called MC Jerry, came to confront him.
The police pointed out that they found stab wounds on Mendeinyo's body, Daily Mail reports.
MC Jerry, who doubles as a comedian and event host, was the first person the police arrested in connection with the murder.
The suspect was apprehended and charged with murder, trespassing, kidnapping and serious assault.
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Source: Legit.ng
