Wadar Machiek Wadar and his colleague were allegedly beaten to coma outside South Sudan Embassy in Egypt, (Photo: Courtesy).

Two South Sudanese students are reportedly nursing injuries, and 16 others arrested in the aftermath of a sit-in protest at the country’s Embassy in Egypt on Monday night.

Wadar Machiek Wadar and another student who refused to be named, were allegedly beaten to comma outside the embassy’s gate while trying to sneak-in food to their confined colleagues inside the embassy premises.

Both Machiek and his unnamed colleague were injured on the head after being hit with clubs by Cairo police.

Kuch Ngong, the chairperson of South Sudanese students’ committee in Egypt says the arbitrary beating of Machiek left his colleagues in fear that he had died.

He later regained consciousness after having passed out due to injuries he sustained from a beating.

Speaking to Eye Radio Monday morning, students’ leader Kuch Ngong assured the public that Wadar Machiek is not dead as reported on social media.

“I would love to assure the public that our brother is actually not killed. But he was anxious for four hours due to the serious injuries he encountered,” he said.

“So he had been at a critical condition but he is now awake. He can speak with people and say hi despite the fact that we were scared. Even none of us knew he was going to be alive.”

According to Ngong, at least a dozen of other students were arrested at the Embassy and in different parts of the capital, Cairo.

Their whereabouts is unknown, he said.

On 29^th September, hundreds of South Sudanese Students enrolled in various Egyptian universities under the Country’s full scholarship stage the protest over poor living conditions there.

In a statement, the learners say since they started schooling last year, they have endured hardship despite raising their concerns with the school authorities.

Some of them say they have been barred from entering class rooms and hostel for exceeding certain age limits.

While those accommodated have been asked to pay monthly fees.

For others, they were given specific courses that do not in their interest.

When contacting the National Minister of Higher Education Changson Chang and Foreign Affairs Ministry, they said they are yet to receive the information.