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Nigerian Embassy In Jakarta Attacked, Federal Government Reacts
The minister in a series of tweets on Friday, June 26 via his verified account on the microblogging site, Twitter, disclosed that the embassy was attacked by some yet to be identified individuals who are Nigerians.
Nigeria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and former Deputy Director-General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Mr Geoffrey Onyeoma, has condemned a recent attack by Nigerian citizens on the Nigerian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The minister in a series of tweets on Friday, June 26 via his verified account on the microblogging site, Twitter, disclosed that the embassy was attacked by some yet to be identified individuals who are Nigerians.
Onyeoma described the act as disgraceful and criminal, noted that authorities will ensure that the perpetrators are identified and made to face the law.
He tweeted, “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 behaviour.
See the tweet below;
Absolutely deplorable and disgraceful criminal behaviour by Nigerian hooligans who without justification attacked the Nigerian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia today.
— Geoffrey Onyeama (@GeoffreyOnyeama) June 25, 2020
Every effort will be made to identify them and see they are severely punished. Totally unacceptable behaviour. #StayHomeSaveLives #COVID19 @NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG
— Geoffrey Onyeama (@GeoffreyOnyeama) June 25, 2020
This is coming a few hours after the Ghanaian government apologised and promised to rebuild Nigerian High Commission building demolished a few days ago.
