Reps Ask FG To Secure Release Of Nigerians Illegally Detained In Prisons Abroad

Reps Ask FG To Secure Release Of Nigerians Illegally Detained In Prisons Abroad

This photograph taken on September 15, 2021, shows a prison in Paris, France. Ludovic MARIN / AFP

 

Members of the House of Representatives have raised an alarm over the trend of Nigerians being illegally detained in prisons in foreign lands, and asked the Federal Government to secure their release.

This follows a motion raised by a lawmaker, Dennis Idahosa, on the need to ascertain the number of Nigerians detained in foreign prisons, during plenary on Thursday in the lower chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.

In their resolution, they urged the Federal Government to intervene and…

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