Nigerian High Commission in India, has written to India's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to see the two Nigerians that were arrested recently while on their way to Pakistan to join ISIS
Sani Jamiliu (R) and Imran Kabeer (L) were apprehended on Aug 7, 2015. (Photo: IANS)
According to a revealing report on Punch, two Nigerian students, Imran Kabeer and Sani Jamiliu, were recently arrested in Punjab recently while on their way to Pakistan, allegedly to join the ISIS terrorist group. They are currently being detained by police in India.
Authorities disclosed that the arrest of the two who are said to be from Kano, took place based on suspicions that the pair were on their way to join ISIS, after attempting to enter Pakistan without valid travel documents.
The report further states:
"The suspects, who live in New Delhi, came to India on student visas about a year ago. While Imran is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Karnataka State Open University, Sani is a Bachelor of Science student of the Kerala-based Mahatma Gandhi University.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Ogbole Ahmedu-Ode, confirmed that the Nigerian embassy officials had applied to see the suspects to “ascertain their claim of Nigerian nationality.”
"Our embassy in India has applied for consular access to see the boys so that we can ascertain their claim of Nigerian nationality," he said.