FG Issues Strong Warning To Togo And Ghana Over Attacks On Nigerians In Their Countries

The federal government has issued a warning to Ghana and Togo to stop attacking Nigerians in their countries.

This warning was issued by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), while addressing journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Saturday.

According to Dabiri-Erewa, it became necessary to issue the warning following the recent attacks on Nigerians in those countries.

She said: “But right now we are dealing with the issue of attacking Nigerian traders in Ghana. We have the assurances of the President of Ghana through the High Commission here and ours in Ghana that Nigerian traders will be protected. ”

“So we are also going to be emphasizing that the life of one Nigerian means a lot to us anywhere in the world.

“Of course we have the issue of Ghana, the Professor whose appointment was terminated by his university because of the tape he released. Well, it turned out that he didn’t actually record, I mean that was a private meeting with Nigerians in Ghana, it was like a private discussion.

“And he also claimed that part of the tape was actually doctored. The matter is been looked into by the Nigeria High Commission in Ghana and I believed those matters will be resolved subsequently.”

“And the issues happening around neighbouring countries like Togo. In Togo, we have Nigerians attacked,” she said.

“We have also seen the Togolese Ambassador and made it clear that the lives of Nigerians must be protected anywhere they are because we take care of others here and we deserve to be taken care of.

“If a Nigerian commits a crime, let him pay the penalty for it as a punishment, but you cannot penalise a nation and its citizens.

“So we will be working more on that as we appealed to Nigerians to be good ambassadors wherever they find themselves.”

On the recent case where a Nigerian in the UK vandalised some vehicles at the high commission, she said a meeting with stakeholders of the Nigerian community in the UK, the high commission, and the immigration unit will hold to address the issue.

“So, we will be engaging more with the diaspora. Subsequently, we are going to have hotlines for Nigerians in diaspora so that they can contact the commission and we can look into whatever challenges they are facing,” she said.

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Posted: at 23-06-2019 08:20 PM (4 years ago) | Addicted Hero

So we are also going to be emphasizing that the life of one Nigerian means a lot to us anywhere in the world.
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Yet hundreds are slutter everyday in Nigeria and nothing is done... our government needs a mass burial the propaganda is just too much....

Posted: at 24-06-2019 12:04 AM (4 years ago) | Upcoming

thats is just noise making.. talk less and act more

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Posted: at 24-06-2019 07:25 AM (4 years ago) | Addicted Hero