August 10, (THEWILL) – Nigeria has threatened to review its relations with Indonesia should it fail to bring to book immigration officers who assaulted a Nigerian Diplomat.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known at a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday.
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Indonesia has been summoned by the Federal Government to give a detailed account of the incident.
THEWILL reports that a Nigerian Diplomat, whose name was not mentioned, was assaulted by Indonesia immigration officers on Saturday, August 7, 2021, in front of his official quarters in Jakarta.
A viral video of the incident showed at least three men in a vehicle assaulting the official, ignoring his screams of pain.
While two of the men held his hands and pinned him down in the backseat, another freely assaulted his unprotected head as he cried out in pain.
In an earlier statement on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said it is in receipt of a report, adding that the violations on its diplomatic official contravenes the Vienna Conventions governing Diplomatic and Consular Relations between States.
The statement had added that, “The Nigerian Government has complained strongly to the Government of Indonesia and the Ambassador of Indonesia to Nigeria was summoned by the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
“The Ambassador explained what he understood happened and apologized unreservedly on behalf of the Government of Indonesia. The Nigeria Government has sent an official protest to the Government of Indonesia.”
In addition to the Indonesian Ambassador’s apology, the immigration officers responsible for the assault have also apologised to the Diplomat.
