Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru,has expressed
displeasure over an attack on the Chancery of the Nigerian Mission in
Dakar,Senegal.
Some persons suspected to be Nigerians were said to have carried
out the attack on the embassy on March 4,2013.
According to a statement from the ministry, which was made available to LEADERSHIP Weekend, the rioters smashed the mission’s windows and cars, including the ambassador’s representational car and inflicted bodily injuries on some officers of the mission.
The statement also said that the attackers, numbering in their hundreds, gained entrance through the main gate and left behind an empty casket in the premises.
Themission in Dakar when contacted said no life was lost, but said the damage to the embassy was extensive.
As at the time of filing this report,no arrest had been made as investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the attack is on-going.
According to a statement from the ministry, which was made available to LEADERSHIP Weekend, the rioters smashed the mission’s windows and cars, including the ambassador’s representational car and inflicted bodily injuries on some officers of the mission.
The statement also said that the attackers, numbering in their hundreds, gained entrance through the main gate and left behind an empty casket in the premises.
Themission in Dakar when contacted said no life was lost, but said the damage to the embassy was extensive.
As at the time of filing this report,no arrest had been made as investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the attack is on-going.
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