Emdee Tiamiyu, UK-based Nigerian Youtuber, has apologised over his comment about Nigerian students studying in the United Kingdom.
Tiamiyu had in an interview with BBC, claimed that most Nigerian students coming to UK are not after degrees but immigration.
The Youtuber made the apology in a video he shared on his YouTube account on Wednesday, following the backlash he faced after the interview.
Speaking in a video he shared on Wednesday morning, he apologised saying that he granted the interview to speak on the challenges that the black community genuinely face.
He said, “I am doing this from the reflections and the truthfulness of my heart that you have seen in the interview/ news feature. Please, I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
“If what you have seen being circulated has made you uncomfortable in any way at all, I am sorry, deeply and sincerely sorry.
“And why do I say sorry, because for whatever pain that you feel, I feel even more, because if I meet you in person, if we were able to sit in the same space, probably engage, there is nothing in my heart for you other than love, progress and positive support. People who know me in the world know that this is what I have got.
“There is no other motivation than to grant an interview to speak on the challenges that we genuinely face as a black community back at home and also in the UK.”