They threw a stone at my head while I was in my nursing uniform, I don’t think I can stay anymore’- Nigerian nurse no longer feels safe in Belfast as she's targeted amid anti-immigrants protest

‎A Nigerian nurse who has worked in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for 5 years has said she no longer feels safe in the country after she was targeted.

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‎There has been chaos in Belfast as citizens demand that immigrants leave their country after an Immigrant tried to behe@d a man on the street in Belfast.
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‎On Monday, June 8, 2026, Hadi Alodid, a 30-year-old Sudanese national residing in Belfast, attacked 40-year-old victim, Stephen Ogilvie, st@bbing him multiple times in the face, back, and neck.
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‎Bystanders intervened with a hurling stick and subdued the attacker until police arrived.
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‎The attack, which left the victim without his left eye, prompted widespread anti-immigrant unrest and violence across Northern Ireland.
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‎Amid the protest, people have been setting cars and houses on fire.
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‎A Nigerian nurse, Chinonso Uche, revealed that she was on her way home from work at the hospital when she was attacked by some anti-immigrant protesters.
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‎She said: “These boys used a stone and they hit me on the head on my way back from work all dressed in my nursing uniform.
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‎“What was the response when I shared my story online? It was ‘Ireland is tired of immigrants, you should go back home.’ Nobody cares what you do, even though they know I’m a nurse. There is no safety for us, that is the truth."
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‎She said the latest scenes of racist violence has made her want to leave Northern Ireland.
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