New Delhi: The Delhi Police have made a sixth arrest in connection with a brutal mob attack on Nigerian students in Delhi, a Police officer said Friday. The Nigerian students were thrashed with sticks and metal chairs in Greater Noida. The attack was captured on camera and shared widely on social media. Sujata Singh, Superintendent of Police said, “The sixth suspect was under tremendous pressure, so he came to the Police station and surrendered himself”. The SP added that Police hoped to make four more arrests. India’s ambassador in Nigeria was summoned for questioning in Abuja as Delhi labelled the incident “deplorable”. The incident made headlines in Nigeria. The attack was result of the death of an Indian teenager from a suspected drug overdose, which locals living in Delhi blamed on the Nigerians. Delhi Police beefed up security in Greater Noida. Police are assisting African students to help them in shopping and escorting them to class. Nearly 60 people have been identified by Police from the visuals of the attack and they plan to charge with rioting and unlawful assembly, the Superintendent of Police added. The visuals showed a mob attacking a car. In another footage several men assaulted shoppers in a mall with metal chairs and garbage cans. Several hundreds of African students live in Greater Noida as several popular universities, engineering colleges and other educational institutions are located in the area. ]]>
