Barely
seven days after parts of the residential building in the Nigerian embassy was
destroyed in Ghana, Nigerians protesting the alleged discrimination and
violation of their human rights by
Indonesian immigration officials, stormed
the country’s embassy and vandalized some properties belonging to the Nigerian
government. In a video clip obtained by SharaRepoters, some persons believed to
be Nigerians were spotted carrying placards with various inscriptions. They
were heard chanting “Nigeria is not helping us in this country. We don’t have
an Embassy. We no go ‘gree.” Recall that a 41-year-old Nigerian fell from a
nine-storey building while trying to escape from Indonesian immigration
officers. His fall, however, sparked protest amongst Nigerians, leading to the
destruction and vandalisation of the country’s properties in the embassy
Reacting,
the minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, via his twitter handle,
condemned the act, noting that those involved in the destruction of the
country’s properties would be caught and dealt with. His words, “Absolutely
deplorable and disgraceful criminal behaviour by Nigerian hooligans who without
justification attacked the Nigerian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia today. “Every
effort will be made to identify them and see they are severely punished.
Totally unacceptable behavior.”
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