Nigeria, April 16 -- The US government has begun revoking the visas of international students in the country, with some of the students randomly arrested and taken into custody.

The development has sparked tension and uncertainty among foreign-born students, including Nigerians, who make up 1.5 per cent of the international student population.

About 600 international students in over 90 colleges and universities have had their visas revoked or their legal status terminated in recent weeks, according to a report by ABC News.

Many of the affected students are from India and China, which together account for more than half of the international student population. So far, no Nigerian student has been identified as having lost their legal s...