By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The brutal attack on the immediate past Deputy Senate President, Mr Ike Ekweremadu, at a function in Germany on Saturday by some Nigerians of the South East extraction has been condemned by federal government.
Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement signed by her on Sunday, described the unfortunate incident as not only “shamefully pathetic,” but an “embarrassment to the country.”
She said it was wrong for the culprits to use the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival held in Nuremberg, Germany to embarrass and humiliate the current serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Senator Ekweremadu was attending the event as a speaker/special guest of honor at the event organized by the Ndi-igbo Germany community, but was reportedly beaten up and egged publicly.
The former newscaster said in the statement that some of the culprits who perpetrated the act have been apprehended, calling on the German government and law enforcement agencies to ensure that there are consequences for their actions.
“It is also shamefully pathetic that an event which was nobly put together by the Ndi-Igbo community in Germany whose members make up the majority of Nigerians living in Germany, to amongst other things provide a forum for the Diasporans and various stakeholders to network and to facilitate a better cooperation between German and Nigerian businesses, ended up in such a disgraceful manner.
“We appeal to Nigerians to be of good behavior wherever they find themselves because such incidents tarnish the image of the country,” Mrs Dabiri-Erewa said in the statement.
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