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FG reacts to ejection of Nigerian embassy officials from residence in DR Congo
The Federal Government has said Nigerian Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, has not been closed by the host country.
The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinard Nwonye, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday while reacting to reports of the ejection of embassy officials in Congo from their residence.
He said though there was a dispute on one of the properties of the mission in the country where officials were residing, it has been resolved.
A viral video which emerged on the internet on Friday showed officials of the embassy being thrown out of their apartment by some Congolese with the support of security operatives.
In the video, properties belonging to the embassy were allegedly thrown out of the building causing serious damage
The video sparked social media outrage as some Nigerians on Twitter called on the government to swing into action by addressing the embarrassing incident.
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In his reaction, Nwonye said:
“The Nigerian Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo was not shut down. There was a dispute on one of the properties of the mission where officials were residing.
“When we reported the matter to the Congolese government, the country authorities intervened immediately and the property was handed back to the Nigerian mission.
“The mission bought the property but is still in the process of updating the documents, which are still under Zaire, former name of the country.
“The Head of Mission has written to the Permanent Secretary and we are on top of the situation. I can also confirm that activities were not disrupted in our embassy in Congo.”
NAN
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