<p>Just days after the attack on the Tanzanian girl in Bengaluru, a Nigerian student here has claimed that he was racially abused and attacked by a local mob. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Police arrested two local youths Shoaib Ali and Faizal Ali for allegedly attacking the Nigerian student at Shaikpet Thursday night. <br /><br />Banjara Hills Station officer C Murali Krishna said theNigerian Orolabe Ibidola, an MBA student at Osmania University, accidentally rode his bike closer to a pedestrian to give way for a vehicle. The enraged pedestrian allegedly made derogatory comments, triggering an argument. <br /><br />A scuffle ensued between the gathering crowd and a few Nigerians who joined the student, prompting police to rush to the area and disperse the crowd. <br /><br />In his complaint, Ibidola said around ten youths passed racist comments on him as he was returning from a religious programme Thursday night. <br /><br />He further alleged that he and two other Nigerian students who came for his support were attacked by the mob. <br /><br />Based on his complaint a case under CrPC 339 for wrongful restraint and 323 for voluntarily causing hurt have been registered against the two accused. <br /></p>
<p>Just days after the attack on the Tanzanian girl in Bengaluru, a Nigerian student here has claimed that he was racially abused and attacked by a local mob. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Police arrested two local youths Shoaib Ali and Faizal Ali for allegedly attacking the Nigerian student at Shaikpet Thursday night. <br /><br />Banjara Hills Station officer C Murali Krishna said theNigerian Orolabe Ibidola, an MBA student at Osmania University, accidentally rode his bike closer to a pedestrian to give way for a vehicle. The enraged pedestrian allegedly made derogatory comments, triggering an argument. <br /><br />A scuffle ensued between the gathering crowd and a few Nigerians who joined the student, prompting police to rush to the area and disperse the crowd. <br /><br />In his complaint, Ibidola said around ten youths passed racist comments on him as he was returning from a religious programme Thursday night. <br /><br />He further alleged that he and two other Nigerian students who came for his support were attacked by the mob. <br /><br />Based on his complaint a case under CrPC 339 for wrongful restraint and 323 for voluntarily causing hurt have been registered against the two accused. <br /></p>
