"Meanwhile, minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar met the acting high commissioner of Nigeria and assured her of action.The video footage of the mob attack on the African students spurred both the state and central governments into action. The African Students Association asked all African students in Noida and greater Noida to remain indoors until better security is provided to them.His appeal came after four African students were beaten horribly by residents of Greater Noida, and were seriously injured. The local residents even demanded that all Africans living as tenants in residential colonies of Greater Noida should be asked to vacate the houses immediately. But as the repeated incidents with African students show, there is work to be done at home too. New UP minister SiddharthNath Singh also tweeted, " Attack on Nigerian students a serious issue.

Source: Times of India March 28, 2017 13:33 UTC