A video circulated on social media last week of a group of men wielding machetes yelling in an apartment parking lot, chasing each other and damaging public property.
The United Arab Emirates has suspended the issuance of visas to Nigerians following cult clashes in Sharjah between rival groups Eiye and Aiye and the punjabis of India.
Though the Emirati government has yet to issue an official statement, multiple travel agencies and residents in Dubai have confirmed the news to us.
One resident informed us that a curfew of 10:00 p.m. had been imposed on all male Africans living in the area.
Phone calls and messages sent to the UAE embassy in Abuja went unanswered at the time of filing this report.
A video went viral on social media last week. A group of men wielding machetes yelled in an apartment parking lot, chasing each other and damaging public property.
In a statement issued on July 21, police said the suspects are of African origin and warned residents not to engage in violence.
"The Dubai Police has arrested a group of people who were engaged in a heated argument in their residence at late hours.") "The group of African people appeared in a viral video on social media platforms while fighting in a public place and damaging properties," according to the statement.
