Hundreds of Nigerian students in Benin appeal for leniency

Scores of students and parents on Thursday marched peacefully to the residence of Chibuzo Chinyere, General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry (OPM) in Port Harcourt to express their concerns over the ban on degree certificates from Benin Republic.
The students, who are on OPM scholarships, stated that the ban had significantly impacted their mental health and urgently pleaded that Tinubu reverse the policy to allow them to continue their education.
A final-year Business Administration student, Hycenth Ikechukwu, expressed dismay at learning of the ban while nearing graduation, stated that ESM University was accredited by the Nigerian Government before his enrolment in 2019.
Another student, Moses Joseph, a 200-level Computer Science student, called on the government to facilitate their transfer to universities in the country.
Recall that the Federal Government recently banned Nigerians from enrolling in some universities in Benin and Togo after discovering that over 22,500 graduate certificates obtained from these universities between 2019 and 2023 were fake.