The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
has urged government officials travelling abroad to inform the ministry and
Nigerian missions in destination countries of their travel schedules to ensure
their security and safety.
Ferdinard Nwonye, the
spokesperson for the Ministry, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in
Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the advice followed the attack on former Deputy Senate President,
Ike Ekweremadu, by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Saturday in
Nuremberg, Germany.
Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB leader, has
also threatened to attack government officials especially those from the
Southeast visiting any country abroad, placing a N1 million Naira reward on
credible information on their travel itinerary.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on former Deputy Senate
President, Dr Ike Ekweremadu, who was attending the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural
Festival organised by the Ndi-Igbo Community in Nuremberg, Germany.
“The Ministry wishes to empathize
with the Distinguished Senator, as well as remind all dignitaries to endeavour
to bring to the notice of the Ministry and Missions their impending travel
schedules.
“This is to enable the Ministry
thoroughly scrutinize the security status of the organisations inviting them
for the meeting, and to make adequate preparation.
“As well as concrete steps to
ensure that host law enforcement agencies are on hand to guarantee their
comprehensive security.
“This advice is not to monitor
their activities but to ensure their safety,” Mr Nwonye said.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry
assured Nigerians that the government would work with relevant authorities in
Germany to ensure that the perpetrators of the dastardly act were brought to
book to serve as deterrence to others.
Mr Nwonye said the Federal
Government had also called on Ukranian authorities to investigate the
circumstances surrounding the death of Ejemai Ibukun, a Nigerian National who
died on August 9 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
The spokesperson said that
information at the disposal of the Embassy of Nigeria in Ukraine indicated that
Mr Ibukun was stabbed several times by his Ukrainian girlfriend and later died
in the hospital.
Mr Nwonye said the death of the
Nigerian citizen was quite unfortunate and the Ministry empathized with the
family of the deceased.
He assured Nigerians that the
Federal Government through the Mission in Ukraine was engaging with host
authorities on investigations.
He said that the Nigerian
government and had requested that a proper and thorough investigation be
conducted in order to bring clarity to the incident and ensure that justice
prevailed. (NAN)
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