The federal government has issued
a warning to Ghana and Togo to stop attacking Nigerians in the countries.
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of
the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), made this known while addressing
journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential
villa in Abuja.
She said the warning became
necessary following the recent attacks on Nigerians residing there.
Dabiri-Erewa called on the
foreign countries to protect Nigerians the same way the lives of their nationals
are being safeguarded in Nigeria.
“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,” she said.
“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 being looked into by the Nigeria
high commission in Ghana and I believed those matters will be resolved
subsequently.”
Dabiri-Erewa said the Togolese
ambassador has been contacted on the issues of attacks on Nigerians in the
country.
“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 case of vandalism in the
UK, where a Nigerian damaged some vehicles at the high commission, she said
there will be a stakeholders meeting between the Nigerian community in the UK,
the high commission, and the immigration unit.
“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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