The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Federal Government has expressed concerned on the welfare of Nigerians in Ethiopian Prisons and remains committed to all matters pertaining to welfare of Nigerians abroad.
The Ministry’s Acting Spokesperson, Friday Akpan in a statement said welfare of Nigerians abroad is of cardinal importance to the government.
He also refuted the insinuation in some quarters that Nigerians who had legal issues abroad were convicted due to lack of adequate legal representation.
The spokesperson said that it was not true that over one hundred and fifty Nigerians languish in Ethiopian prison as being insinuated in some quarters.
According to Akpan, the Nigerian Embassy conducts regular consular visitations to Nigerians in various prisons in Ethiopia.
He explained that the issue at hand has been identified as a critical topic for the proposed Senior Officials Meeting of the Nigeria-Ethiopia Joint Ministerial Commission scheduled to hold in Addis Ababa in June.
