NiDCOM CONDEMNS CIRCULATION OF VIDEO OF BUNDLES US$ ALLEGEDLY OWNED BY NIGERIANS

Oru Leonard

The Nigerians on Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has condemned the video trending on seizure of fake bundle of US dollars allegedly from some Nigerians in Ghana by an unknown Ghanaian Security Officer.

“It has come to the notice of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) a video depicting Nigerians living in Ghana as criminals by an unknown Ghanaian officer who was seen displaying bundles of fake US Dollars allegedly, in his words, found on some Nigerians in Ghana while moving from one area to another in a vehicle.

The unknown officer, who shielded his identity in the said video, claimed that the fake USD currency was allegedly found in the Toyota Jeep under the seat in which some run away Nigerians were driving and warning Ghanaians to be wary of Nigerians living in Ghana”, a release e- signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head, Media and Public Relations Unit NiDCOM stated.

NiDCOM queried the one minute, four seconds video which claimed that the seized vehicle which was not displayed, has a Nigeria plate number and why the law enforcement officer presented such a video with grievous allegations and not show his face.

The follow-up comments on the video by the anonymous Ghanaian security officer denigrating a sovereign state like Nigeria and her people, Nigerians ,without any concrete evidence linking any Nigerian to the said event, is questionable and most unfortunate and smirks of an attempt to blackmail Nigerians resident in Ghana.

NiDCOM has forwarded the video to INTERPOL for further scrutiny and thorough investigation.

“While insisting that any Nigerian who commits a crime would pay for it , we emphasize again that information such as in the video attempting to denigrate Nigeria and Nigerians is despicable and condemnable in its entirety”, NiDCOM expressed.

According to reports, the Nigerian was allegedly killed by three Libyan Nationals at a factory in Tripoli neighborhood of Tajoura, where African migrants were working.

It was learnt that they poured petrol on him and set him on fire but the reason for the crime has not been revealed.

It was also gathered that three other migrants suffered burns and rushed to a nearby hospital.

The suspected criminals are said to be in their 30s and have been arrested.

Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration in Libya, Federico Soda, confirmed the killing, describing it as “senseless”.