ABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday, said that the
Nigerian government would not fold her arms
and watch neighbouring African countries that
have benefitted immensely from the country’s
peace keeping operations and other gestures
attack Nigerian nationals in their countries.
Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Senator Matthew Nwagwu, who stated this
while reacting to attacks on some Nigerians in
Guinea Bissau said that it was high time Nigeria
began to bark and bite to stop the unwarranted
and provocative attacks on her nationals.
Senator Nwagwu who represents Imo North on
the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
described the attack which claimed lives of
some Nigerians in the embassy as unfortunate,
bad and barbaric.
He said: “The latest incident in Guinea Bissau is
very, very unfortunate. And saying unfortunate
is a very polite way of saying something that is
very bad and barbaric and unexpected of a
friendly country. If you remember, Nigeria even
as we speak now has her peace keeping forces
in Guinea Bissau helping that country to
stabilize.
“Nigeria has technical aid workers who are
working in various ministries and department
at no charge in that country. Nigeria has so
many other aids and assistance being rendered
to that country so why I said it is unfortunate is
after all these things the people of that country
also decided to attack Nigerians and kill some
of our nationals.”
“So it is a very sad development and I believe it
is an attack too many, perhaps this is the time
for government to really show our neighbours
and Africans and others that we can bite and
show our anger and disapproval of what has
happened in real terms. Otherwise people will
be taking us for granted and other countries will
continue to slap us left and right.
“For the moment, I am aware that government
has sent a delegation to that country to meet
with authorities to get to all the facts on ground
and then, give the government of Guinea
Bissau, some of our feelings and decides how
this matter can be handled”.
He added that reciprocity will go a long way to
discourage other hostile countries who may be
nursing similar intention from embarking on
similar attacks.
Nwagwu regretted that as the Nigerian
government was working round the clock to
render free assistance to some of its
neighbours, instead of the countries to
reciprocate the gesture, they were busy
attacking Nigerians without reasons.
On details of the findings the delegation in
Guinea has made, he said, “I am aware that the
government has sent high power delegation to
that country to meet with the authorities to get
all the facts on ground and give the
government of Guinea Bissau some of our
feelings and conditions on how this matter can
be resolved.
“I cannot say all the details here but our team is
already in Guinea Bissau working with our
Ambassador who will brief them exactly what
happened and then Nigeria will present her
conditionalities for an amicable resolution of
this problem including restitution and other
conditionalities so we are waiting for that
bilateral meeting to be concluded for us to
know how to proceed from there.”
Nwagwu said that the outcome of bilateral
meeting between the Nigerian delegation and
the authorities of Guinea Bissau would
determine the position the senate would take
and the type of advice it would give to the
federal government.
“The Nigerian team has gone there with a clear
instruction and shopping list, and we have to
wait and see what they will come back with. The
minister might have some ideas and of course,
these ideas will be conveyed to the delegation
but the delegation has to also get the other
party to respond then come back and report
appropriately. It is after they have come back
that we will know what to do”, he said. Source http://scannewsnigeria.com/featured-post/guinea-bissau-we-ll-not-tolerate-attacks-on-nigerians-again-senate/

All talks no action. When South Africans did theirs nothing happened talkless Ghana. Nigeria has sold her birth right with the current set of people in power

They should stop the killings ooh, agreed.
But which teeth does Nigeria want to use to bite? The ones Cameroun pulled out when they won the battle of the Peninsula, or the gum that has been infested by 'Shekau, the modern Rambo'
These people had better keep quiet, so they don't aggravate the situation jaare. I would have said let the Nigerians in diaspora under fire come home, but how safe is the country sef?
I don tire jaare...

ok

We've seen smaller countries to sodomize!

What about the bigger countries maltreating nigerians. Nigerians are nigerians no matter their geographical locations and nigerian influence on the peace of their locations.

Oh ye senators!

You cannot tolerate the attacks on Nigerians in Guinea, but you can tolerate the slaughtering of Nigerians by Nigerians in Nigeria!

Make una no worry sha! I blame Lord Luggard!