The Federal Government has taken steps to address the reported arrest and manhandling of a Nigerian diplomat serving in Jakarta, Indonesia, as the Nigerian Ambassador to the Asian country, Usman Ogah, is set to return home for consultations on the issue.
The move was coming after the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, summoned the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Usra Hendra Harahap, to express the displeasure of the government over the development even as the Nigerian government said it will review diplomatic relations with the country.
The Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria has tendered an apology over the incident and assured that authorities in his home country will take steps to address the issue.
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Briefing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, Onyeama said that when the ministry noticed the video of the diplomat who was being restrained by his neck by Indonesian immigration officers in a moving car on social media, it immediately contacted the Ambassador in Indonesia who gave a verbal account of what transpired.
The Minister added that the envoy confirmed that the video was indeed of a Nigerian diplomat in Indonesia and apparently the illegal action took place during a round-up by Indonesian immigration officials while searching for irregular and illegal migrants in the country.
He further said the ministry immediately requested that the ambassador submit to the ministry, a full and comprehensive report of what happened and to immediately reach the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia to lodge a formal and a strong complaint against the actions of the Indonesian immigration officers.
