Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaSenate Orders Investigation Into the ‘Unlawful Arrest’ of Nigerians by Benin Republic
ABUJA — The Senate has condemned and ordered investigation into what it described as the “unlawful” encroachment and arrest of Nigerians by the authorities of the Republic of Benin. The red chamber directed its Committees on Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, and States and Local Governments to interface with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Ministry of Justice and the National Border Commission to urgently put in place the necessary...