The Nigerian Mission in Ethiopia has planned to call for full investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a Nigerian, Chizoba Favor Eze in Ethiopian Prison.
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa who disclosed this while reacting to Chizoba’s death, said the Commission is in contact with the Nigerian Mission in Ethiopia.
According to the statement released by the Commission on Wednesday, adding that the Mission promised that the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident will be thoroughly looked into.
NiDCOM Boss expressed concern over the reported conditions of some Nigerians serving various jail terms in Ethiopia, which most of whom were drug related.
Dabiri-Erewa said the Mission in Ethiopia has proposed an MOU from the Nigerian Correctional Service on transfer of sentenced persons to Nigeria with the Ethiopian authorities to complete their respective jail terms in Nigeria.
While awaiting a response from Ethiopia, she added that though Ethiopia had granted an amnesty to Nigerian Prisoners in 2019, a number of them still found their way back to the country and allegedly still committed the same drug related crimes and were re-arrested.
The Commission boss sent her deepest condolences to the family of Chizoba, who was said to have died in Kaliti Prison, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday March 12, 2023 following an alleged physical aggression.