Angry Nigeria To Investigate Death Of Chizoba Eze In Ethiopia Prison

By Akinwale Kasali

The Nigerians In Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, is set to investigation what led to the death of a Nigerian, Chizoba Eze, in an Ethiopian Prison.

Chizoba was said to have died in Kaliti prison, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Capital, on March 12, 2023, following alleged physical aggression.

Following this development, the Federal Government and the Nigerian Mission in Ethiopia have demanded a full investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of the Nigerian in Ethiopian prison.

This was made known on Wednesday in a statement issued by the Spokesperson of NIDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, in Abuja.

Balogun said the NIDCOM Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, consoled the family of the late Eze and expressed concern over the reported conditions of some Nigerians, serving various jail terms in Ethiopia, most of whom were drug-related.

The statement reads: “The Nigerian Mission in Ethiopia has proposed an MOU from the Nigerian Correctional Service on the transfer of sentenced persons to Nigeria with the Ethiopian authorities to complete their respective jail terms in Nigeria, and are awaiting a response from Ethiopia.

“Though Ethiopia had granted an amnesty to Nigerian Prisoners in 2019, a number of Nigerians still found their way back to the country and allegedly still committed the same drug-related crimes and were re-arrested.”