Six Nigerian students cancel trip for Robotics Competition in S/Africa

According to her, the host says that the event will not be given publicity and that no one else will be invited to witness the competition.

“This competition we are supposed to go for is Africa Robotics Challenge, it is a product of the first Robotics Challenge which we have been going for in the last few years. We planned to go to South Africa for this robotics competition which is supposed to be for few African countries and would have held on Sept. 28″ she said.

“However, we will not be attending because of the situation in South Africa currently” she added.

“And the fact that I cannot personally guarantee the safety of the students while there, and with our host telling us that even if we come, it will not be announced. That we have to come quietly and we will not wear our Nigeria T-shirts and that the bus that will convey us will not display our logo of Green, White, Green, so how can we proudly showcase our country?” she explained.

According to her, beyond the host not guaranteeing safety, there is the need to support our brothers and sisters who have not been treated fairly in South Africa. She added that attending the competition would also be like a betrayal of trust; we are also glad the parents of the students agreed that it was not safe to make the trip.