Parents of 88 Zamfara students stranded in Northern Cyprus are begging the state government to pay their mounting school debts.
The students, spread across various institutions, are facing unpaid tuition, expired residence permits, and eviction threats from landlords.
Chairman of the Cyprus Students’ Parents Association, Ibrahim Tudu, described the situation as desperate. “We are still appealing to Gov Dauda Lawal to settle the debt owed for our children stranded in Cyprus,” he said.
He warned that the academic futures of the students were slipping away with each passing day.
₦1 Billion Debt, Expired Permits, and Unpaid Rent
Tudu revealed that the total debt has crossed ₦1 billion. This covers unpaid tuition fees, accommodation, residence permits, and even feeding.
“All the tuition fees for our children, accommodation, residence permits, and feeding have not been paid by the state government,” he explained.
According to him, some students now avoid public places for fear of arrest over expired immigration documents.
The association insists they are speaking out to counter “misinformation spread about the condition of our children.”
“We are appealing again to His Excellency to please respond positively and pay the debt,” Tudu stressed.
Government Says It Paid ₦290 Million
The state government, through Gov Lawal’s Senior Special Assistant, Malam Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura, insists it has released ₦290 million for the students.
He claimed the students refused to return to Nigeria despite being given flight tickets.
The parents, however, maintain that returning without clearing debts will only tarnish their children’s academic records and leave them blacklisted by the institutions.
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