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PRESS RELEASE

Death of a Nigerian in Cote D'ivoire, FG demands for full investigation

The Federal Government of Nigeria has demanded for full autopsy on the sudden and mysterious death of Ìtùnú Babalola, a Nigerian, sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in Côte Divoire for alleged human trafficking.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa and released by the Commission's Head of Media, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, which stated that Itunnu's case was drawn to the attention of NIDCOM about five months ago.

Dabiri-Erewa,described the death of Itunnu as a tragic blow, at a time the Nigerian mission in Côte Divoire had paid and engaged the services of a lawyer to handle Itunnu's appeal case.

"Unfortunately, Itunnu died abruptly while all hands were on deck to seek both legal and diplomatic intervention for her by Nigeria.

Itunnu was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for an offence she did not apparently commit.

Itunnu had accused an Ivorian of robbery at her residence and insisted on filing a case against him. The accused who happens to be related to an Ivorian police man, asked her to drop the case, but she refused.

Itunnu went ahead to file charges against him and allegedly used a different name ( not her real name ) to file the case and somehow a case of robbery which she filed mysteriously turned to a case of human trafficking against her.

She was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment while the Nigerian mission in Cote Divoire supported by the Nigerian community, got her a lawyer, paid part payment of legal fees for the lawyer, to appeal the judgment, while at the same time seeking diplomatic intervention from the Nigeria Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The staff of the Nigeria mission had also visited Itunu in prison, a distance of over four hours from Abidjan.

While the appeal case was on , Itunu was said to have complications from diabetes and was rushed to the hospital.

The fees for the treatment was paid by the Nigerian mission through the lawyer whose services were engaged by the mission, unfortunately, she died suddenly after a few days of admission at the Hospital.

"Her death, will however, not stop the appeal in court in order to vindicate her of the charges against her", NIDCOM boss assured.

E-Signed
Abdur-Rahman Balogun
Head of Media, Public Relations Unit.
NIDCOM, Abuja.

What a Waste, If you aren't highly connected like the Imam caught with drugs in Saudi years back.
Never pray to need the assistance of the Federal government of Nigeria...

Nobody will live forever..........You want an autopsy to do what?

Sh!theads

Which Country in the world currently will give respect to Nigerians when our moroniic President tagged us "Lazy"?


When you use a horsewhip on your dog, others will use bricks.

Appreciate me when I de alive no be when I leave this life,you go de fake kam 4 my back


Nigerian government don't really care.

Hmmm

So unfortunate

Useless government. When she was still alive, countless efforts were made for them to intervene but because she wasn't a northerner they didn't lift a finger, now she's dead they're acting as if they care...we Nigerians know better.

I see a plane crash, I see Nigerians top politicians perish in that crash.

This I have seen.

By now the Ambassador of Cote D'ivoire should be standing in front of the minister of foreign affairs explaining what happened but this na Nigeria

Useless government. Always reactive and not proactive

Medicine after death.

A minute silence to those who lost their lives to Bandits, Army, Police, Ritualist, Cultists, BH, FG, Malami, Custom, NEPA and lastly to the number one terror in our great nation H.U.NG.E.R

Like they care....


Useless government

sad

What a painful death.
Autopsy should unravel the cause of her death.

Autopsy to bring her back to life abi, Ode

And one God forsaken human will type rubbish and tell us this government hasn’t failed in every way possible
You don’t dare try this with reasonable countries with sensible government
They will always have a way of punishing you
But who cares?
Atleast they know that Nigeria is more like a prison to the citizens so why will the government care about a citizen jailed wrongly in another country?

I thought this girl needed your help when she was alive.

Bastard Govt.
When she was alive and needed help, you were busy looting money.

She is dead now, you are demanding autopsy.

Medicine after death.... we have a clueless set of people running the affairs of this nation

Nawao!!!

Abike you are very stupid.

Will the autopsy bring her back to life.
We begged you bastards to help her when she was alive you turned deaf ears now you are demanding for autopsy.


Once again Abike you are very stupid!!!!
I am seriously vexing

Shame on the FG and abike, well wishers brought this situation to nidc thy claimed to have started working on it then, we no hear anything again...
Now she is dead now they're saying BS
May her soul rip

Very stupid government, when she was alive you never made any effort to save her, now u want autopsy...

It’s shameful this government haven’t gotten the message after all these years; “if you don’t take what you do serious, no one will take you serious”

Daybreak

Medicine after death as is customary.

Check my signature guys

This is one of the treads I followed closely.
The woman was falsely accused.

medicine after death. who autopsy help? Did they put the same pressure they used in that Saudi Arabia girl's case on this one?

In Patoranking's Voice.

Celebrate me, now when I dey alive (now when I dey alive)
Appreciate me, now when I dey alive (now when I dey alive)
No be say when I leave this life
You go dey fake am for my back.

now FG what to show concern!!! Very stupid people..