Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the withdrawal of six Nigerian students from the Peoples Friendship University in Russia for their unruly behavior, CEOAFRICA.com gathered.

The six students affected were part of those that stormed Nigerian Embassy in Russia, destroying some properties. They were protesting non-remittance of their September allowance.

The students were part of the 24 Niger Delta youths being sponsored by the Amnesty Office at the Peoples Friendship University, Moscow, Russia, who were found to be behind the condemnable act.

The students were part of the 24 Niger Delta youths being sponsored by the Amnesty Office at the Peoples Friendship University, Moscow, Russia, who were found to be behind the condemnable act.

While disclosing this, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Kingsley Kuku, said the sponsorship withdrawal would serve as warning to their colleagues across the world, so that they can learn how to be good ambassadors of Nigeria wherever they are.

“For going on rampage and violently attacking the Nigerian Mission, these students breached the Code of Conduct for delegates on scholarship that they all signed before their departure from Nigeria. It is also a gross misconduct, which the Nigerian government cannot tolerate. Students on its sponsorship cannot go on rampage on flimsy excuses in a foreign country and damage the image and reputation of Nigeria.

“Our records show that the students were not being owed their In-Training Allowance, ITA, for six months as they alleged.”

“In fact, the only unremitted allowance was for the month of September 2013, which had been approved and was being processed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, at the time they attacked the Mission.

“My office had communicated the students on Friday, September 27, 2013 about the processing of their ITA for the months of September and October 2013 and the need for them to be patient while it was being handled by the CBN.

“We were therefore shocked when information got to us that the delegates had invaded the embassy, destroyed property and attacked the Mission officials over unpaid allowances. This is absolutely unacceptable,” Kuku said.