Indonesia apologizes to Nigerian Government for manhandling a diplomat

Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama speaks at the Humanitarian Conference for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region in Oslo, Norway, February 24, 2017. / AFP / NTB Scanpix / Hakon Mosvold Larsen / Norway OUT (Photo credit should read HAKON MOSVOLD LARSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Federal Government has condemn the man handling of one of it’s diplomats in jakarta Indonesia.

The ministry of foreign affairs in a statement describe the incident as unfortunate and against international law and the Vienna convention governing diplomatic and consular relations between States.

The statement reads;

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs receives a report and has seen a video in circulation regarding an unacceptable incident in Jakarta, Indonesia, concerning the manhandling and arrest of a Nigerian Diplomatic Agent in front of his official quarters on 7 August 2021.

This unfortunate incident is against international law and the Vienna Conventions governing Diplomatic and Consular Relations between States.

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 Nigerian Government has sent an official protest to the Government of Indonesia.

The Ambassador of Nigeria to Indonesia has confirmed that the immigration officials involved had since come to the Nigerian Embassy to apologize to the Ambassador and the diplomat concerned.