Nigga! Monkey! Nigerian student in UK horrified after finding racial slurs on her bananas

‘When she came into the kitchen, to her horror, those shocking racial slurs and dehumanising remarks were branded on her bananas.'

A 19-year-old Nigerian student studying in the United Kingdom got a huge shock when she words ‘monkey’ and ‘nigga written on a bunch of bananas in her university accommodation.

Faramade Ifaturoti, a first-year biomedical sciences student at the University of Warwick, posted a photograph of the racist slurs online after allegedly finding them in her kitchen.

 

DailyMail has reported that the university has launched an investigation following her tweet, in which she said she was ‘extremely disgusted’ by the incident.

Miss Ifaturoti, who has since made her Twitter profile private, told BuzzFeed News that she felt ‘targeted’, adding: ‘This is not the first time something like this has happened.’

Her friend, Jere Agbaje, also 19, ‘she unpacked and stored her shopping, whilst four of her flatmates were in the kitchen.

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‘When she came into the kitchen, to her horror, those shocking racial slurs and dehumanising remarks were branded on her bananas.

‘I have been in contact with Fara, and she is incredibly shaken and shocked. She is currently being comforted by her friends and family. This is been an incredibly distressing ordeal for her.’

The university’s handling of the incident has, however been criticised by Mems Ayinla, co-president of Warwick Anti-Racism Society, who said it was not given enough urgency.

She told the Huffington Post UK: ‘As a black student, I don’t feel safe in some of my spaces and we need to make sure there is a zero-tolerance of all types of incidents like this.

‘The hashtag (#WeStandWithFara) is bringing other students in to share their experiences and it gives them support not just from Warwick, but other universities too.’

A university spokesman has responded, saying: ‘We are aware that a racist incident has been widely reported on social media – the university is investigating this as a matter of urgency.

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‘We first became aware as we were alerted by somebody who works with social media at the university. A senior officer is on the case to look into the concerns, and has spoken to the student."