Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has said that the Federal Nigerian Government has demanded that the Indonesian Government sanctions its
Onyeama disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, after summoning Usra Harahap, the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, to express the displeasure of the Nigerian government over the development.
The video sparked outrage from Nigerians as Onyeama immediately summoned the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria on Monday. He said the Nigerian Ambassador also confirmed that the illegal action took place during a round-up by Indonesian immigration officials, while searching for irregular and illegal migrants in the country.
While further stressing that the action was a clear breach of the Vienna Convention, Onyeama said it was an act of egregious international delinquency. “And we have studied the report and reinforced our previous position that there was absolutely no justification whatsoever for this treatment for this kind of behaviour.
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