The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to invite the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar and the Chairman of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, to explain measures being taken to address detention and maltreatment of Nigerians in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. SaharaReporters had last week reported that some Nigerians detained in the Kaliti Prison, Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital city, were brutalised by the country's policemen. Chinda, while moving the motion alleged that one Paul Ezike in a “save our soul message” circulated a message at the instance of a Nigerian allegedly arrested and put in Ethiopia prison. According to him, Nigerians in Addis Ababa and all over the world should be protected and accorded the same protection Nigeria gives to foreigners who live in Nigeria. He explained that Nigerians were not only poorly treated but were also subjected to very agonising conditions, poor feeding and without medication.

Source: Ethiopian News October 12, 2023 16:28 UTC