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The Senate on Wednesday directed its Committees on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incarceration of 250 Nigerians in the Republic of Ethiopia.
Some Nigerians have taken to the social media calling on the federal government to intervene in the illegal incarceration of the people by the Ethiopian government. "The Senate it's pathetic that a nation as populous as Nigeria, its citizens are being held in captivity in the 21st century where the call is for unity but Ethiopia has chosen a shallow part to maltreat citizens of Nigeria without any justification as shown in the video," he said.
"Any government that fails or neglects to perform that primary duty for protecting the lives and interest of its citizens, that government should not last a minute, not longer than action which is necessary," Mr Mongunu said. "I support that urgent steps be taken in liaison with the Ethiopian embassy in Nigeria to find ways of resolving this matter without sacrificing any single Nigerian in spite of whatever the situation might be over there."
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