The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned a suit alleging that the Ethiopian government lacks budgetary allocation to cater for the feeding and welfare of detained Nigerians. The applicant, who stated he sued on behalf of the Nigerians imprisoned and detained in Kaliti, Ethiopian prison, alleged that many of them are dying and suffering. More insightsIt has been widely reported that over 200 Nigerians are languishing in Ethiopian prison, some serving prison terms, while others are detained. The suit alleges the Federal Government is not doing the needful to take care of its citizens. But NIDCOM had, in 2023, said several Nigerians were languishing in Ethiopian prisons for drug trafficking offences.

Source: Ethiopian News May 04, 2024 17:09 UTC