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Racist attacks push Nigerian student to consider leaving Northern Ireland

A Nigerian man living in Rathcoole, County Antrim, says his car was set on fire as part of ongoing racially motivated attacks on his home, leaving him fearing for his life and considering leaving Northern Ireland. Police are treating the latest arson as a hate crime, with graffiti, bricks and repeated targeting of his house reported over the past months. The incidents come amid a broader wave of racially charged violence and protests in Northern Ireland, with authorities and housing officials scrambling to assist affected families and address displacement.