Following the assault on a Nigerian diplomat by Indonesian immigration officials last Saturday, the Federal Government has recalled the Nigerian ambassador to Indonesia for dialogue into the matter.
Minister of Foreign Affairs; Geoffrey Onyeama, who revealed the decisions of the Federal government at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, stated that the government would review the bilateral relations between Nigeria and the Asian country.
Recall that a video that started trending on Saturday shows the unnamed Nigerian diplomat being attacked by Indonesian officials in Jakarta. He was pinned down in a car and he could be heard shouting, ‘I can’t breathe.’
The FG had on Monday summoned the Indonesian ambassador in Nigeria, Dr. Usra Harahap, who apologized on behalf of the Government of Indonesia.
But speaking on the development, Onyeama said the FG had received a full report of the incident, noting that the government condemned the assault on the diplomat by the Indonesian agents.
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He said, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received a comprehensive report from the Nigerian ambassador in Indonesia on the manhandling and arrest of a Nigerian diplomat.
“The MFA had previously summoned the Indonesian ambassador to the ministry to express outrage and to protest strongly.
“After studying the report of the Nigerian ambassador, the Nigerian Government condemns in the strongest terms what is in effect an egregious act of international delinquency by Indonesian state actors against an accredited representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with absolutely no justification and against international law.”
The ministry reaffirmed its “resolve to protect the interest of Nigeria and Nigerians wherever they are in the world, and calls for calm as consultations continue.”
