FG warns against attacks on Nigerians in diaspora
The Federal Government at the weekend declared that the lives of Nigerians living abroad are very precious to Nigeria.
Stressing that only Nigerians who commit crime abroad should be made to face the wrath of the law, she said that Nigeria and her innocent citizens should not be penalized.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.
Speaking on the incident in Togo, she said “And the issues happening around neighbouring countries like Togo. In Togo, we have Nigerians attacked. One woman alleged that she was raped and she turned out to be his girlfriend. “So we will be working more on that as we appealed to Nigerians to be good ambassadors wherever they find themselves.” she said
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