EXCLUSIVE: Ekweremadu Attack: I can’t vouch for German police – Nigeria’s Ambassador
attack on a Nigerian lawmaker, Ike Ekweremadu, in Germany “stands as a crime” and “an act of terrorism,” Nigeria has said, challenging the German police to bring the perpetrators to book.
The incident was video-recorded and shared online, showing Mr Ekweremadu as he scampered while being chased by a mob formed by suspected members of IPOB, a proscribed separatist group rooted in Nigeria’s southeast. “There is no political protest that is supposed to be peaceful that should push the supposed protesters into physically attacking and assaulting another human being. Anywhere that happens in the world, it is a crime and the perpetrators have to be brought to book.Mr Ekweremadu was for 12 years a deputy senate president in Nigeria.Mr Tuggar said “from all probability” the intent of Mr Ekweremadu’s attackers was bodily harm.
The ambassador said he went to the event despite his awareness of the attack on Mr Ekweremadu to defeat the “IPOB’s goal.”READ ALSO :He said he expected that IPOB members would be arrested and if necessary be prosecuted. He added “it is not just about Ekweremadu” but that the value of the life of every Nigerian must be respected.
“I am waiting to see what will happen,’ he replied. “I can’t sit here and vouch for the German police. They are aware of the existence of IPOB which is a proscribed terrorist organisation in Nigeria. They are aware Nigeria has proscribed the terrorist organisation and it is registered here as an entity.
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