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May 29, 2019
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says FederalGovernment is concerned about the welfare of Nigerians in Ethiopian Prisons andremains committed to all matters pertaining to welfare of Nigerians abroad.
This is contained in a statement by its ActingSpokesperson, Friday Akpan, in Abuja.
It stated that welfare of Nigerians abroad was ofcardinal importance to the government.
Akpan refuted the insinuation in some quarters thatNigerians who had legal issues abroad were convicted due to lack of adequatelegal representation.
The spokesperson also said that it was not true that“over 150 Nigerians languish in Ethiopian prison” as being insinuated in somequarters.
According to him, the Nigerian Embassy conductsregular consular visitations to Nigerians in various prisons in Ethiopia.
According to him, the issue at hand has beenidentified as a critical topic for the proposed Senior Officials Meeting of theNigeria-Ethiopia Joint Ministerial Commission scheduled to hold in Addis Ababain June.