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Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO
Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Saturday expressed satisfaction
over the justice meted out to the police officer that killed a Nigerian in
South Africa.
In a statement by the Head of Media and Public Relations Unit of
the Commission, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, in Abuja, she said ”We are glad that
justice has been done”.
”We have always stated that there has to be consequences for actions. We are
glad that this case finally came to an end and South Africa has demonstrated
the political will to deal with xenophobia,” she said.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NIDCOM boss
implored Nigerians in South Africa to adhere to President Muhammadu Buhari’s
advice to be good ambassadors of Nigeria where ever they find themselves.
Dabiri-Erewa added that Nigeria and South Africa would work
towards a united Africa with a view to bringing to book all perpetrators of
violence irrespective of their nationality.
She commended the Nigerian Mission in Johannesburg for following through with
the case and other cases involving Nigerians.
Speaking in the same vein, the Consul General of Nigeria in
South Africa, Mr Godwin Adama, said that he was happy that the case came to an
end on Friday with judgment pronounced on the guilty police officer.
Adama disclosed that the second case of eight policemen being
tried for the murder of a Nigerian, Ibrahim Badmus, was adjourned until April
2020 for final ruling due to some technical issues.
He said the judgment of Friday has raised the spirit and morale
of Nigerians in South Africa.
NAN reports that the case started since 2018 when a Nigerian, Ebuka
Okoli, was killed by a South African police officer who was found guilty of all
the four count charges.
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