"Yesterday's incident in Greater Noida, in which several people of African origin were injured, is deplorable," foreign ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said this evening. Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj dialled Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in the morning, and sought a prompt investigation into the attack on Nigerian students in Greater Noida last weekend. "I have spoken to Yogi Adityanath ji, CM of Uttar Pradesh regarding the attack on African students in Greater? Later in the afternoon, Nigeria's acting high commissioner and two other mission officials drove down to the foreign ministry at South Block and met junior foreign minister M.J. Akbar. Akbar, the foreign office said, assured the Nigerian diplomats that local authorities would take steps to ensure the safety of Nigerian nationals.

Source: The Telegraph March 28, 2017 21:11 UTC